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ScottPaterson

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heya People.

Still beeign new to knives and the scene i have been learning the basics of sharpening and no i think i have the hang of it. I wish to strop next to help maintain my knives. Where can i get a paddle strop and paste in the uk ?

thanks
 
If you've got access to leather, like an old belt, it's easy to make one, use contact cement to glue to a strip of wood.
Apply green polishing compound, and Bob's your uncle : )
 
A strip of leather from a belt, a piece of 1x3 wood and some green buffing wheel compound from your local woodworking, hardware store, some glue to adhere the strip of leather to the wood...mine is 12 inches long...the wood the leather is glued to...sheesh...
pic of strop is in background.
the other side has a piece of untreated leather on it.
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Kai Winters said:
A strip of leather from a belt, a piece of 1x3 wood and some green buffing wheel compound from your local woodworking, hardware store, some glue to adhere the strip of leather to the wood...mine is 12 inches long...the wood the leather is glued to...sheesh...
pic of strop is in background.
the other side has a piece of untreated leather on it.
photo1.jpg
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Thanks for this advice! I asked about this on another thread but got ignored :( Not really, just got lost in the shuffle I'm sure. Anyway, I'm gonna make one of these PRONTO!!!! Oh, and nice Lansky kit also. Have the same one. Works great :)
 
Thanks a lot guys for the advice i didnt realise it was so easy that i could make one myself, away to make one now :)
Much appreciated

Cheers
 
Buffing compounds are similar to the grit of sandpaper, hones, stones, etc. They use abrasives for the desired buffing, etc. affect.
Green seems to be the typical compound for knife stropping. There are also diamond infused strop pastes that users state as awesome but are pricey...to me...

I really like my Lansky system and have added the coarse and fine diamond hones...they work fantastic, especially for reprofiling an edge.

Some have used the paint stirring sticks that you can get for free at a local paint store, Sears, etc. I usually go to Home Depot as they are just a couple of miles from my home.
I had the piece of wood in my pile of left over project wood and cut the handle into it and wrapped it with bicycle handlebar tape I had left over when I replaced the tape on my handlebars.

Buffing compound can be had at almost any hardware, wood working, etc. stores...I got mine at Sears for maybe $3.00.
 
Before you go off and spend a lot of money for a cheap piece of ordinary leather on an expensive piece of wood, you may wish to take a look at some of the other threads about strops. You can have 3-4 HIGH QUALITY strops for the price of one ordinary one bought from an on-line shops if you are willing to put in 30 minutes worth of easy work. You might not have such a fancy piece of wood, but then, that wood doesn't do anything for sharpening your knife.

$12 for leather
$5 for compound
10¢ for glue
Free scrap of wood
30 minutes of your time = 3 or 4 high quality strops (either 4x 3"x12", or 3x 4"x12" strops from a 12"x12" piece of vegetable tanned cowhide.)

Cheaper still if you use an old belt from the thrift shop...


Stitchawl
 
I prefer Bark River Compounds. You know it good stuff and last a long long time. And you know what grits they are for sure
 
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