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Stropping is the one good thing I can do freehand. Freehand sharpening is still not so great. I love my kangaroo leather strop with diamond spray :D. Here is a good starting point Will: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/750008-Stropping-angle-plus-pressure

Kangaroo and balsa have bit of advantage over say cow leather. Like mentioned above your angle is probably a bit high. Kangaroo has a bit of an advantage over cow leather because it can be applied super thinly and taught over it's backing, which reduces the leather wanting to roll up around your edge micro convexing it. That is where kangaroo and balsa have an advantage. The both resist "curling" around your edge.

I suggest trying to "feel" the bevel of your edge and strop from there. Some strops give better feedback when drawing across it.
 
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2 shot said:
Try stropping with the knife a little flatter.
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I've tried that and it didn't work well either. I think I just need a decent quality strop and a bunch more practice.

Steel130 said:
Stropping is the one good thing I can do freehand. Freehand sharpening is still not so great. I love my kangaroo leather strop with diamond spray :D.
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That's the strop I'm going to get when I do get one. That way I can just be lazy and use it on the Edge Pro:p
 
I bought leather online can't remember where maybe amazon or the bay? Regardless it was cheap. Put it on with rubber glue as it's all I had laying around and I couldn't get ahold of knotty!

Try different angles as in try it flatter first then maybe start to bring it up. Pressure is another variable. You don't want a lot but you don't just want to pull it across either. Depending on the leather it can roll over the edge, probably what you were doing to dull it.
 
bad_juju said:
I bought leather online can't remember where maybe amazon or the bay? Regardless it was cheap. Put it on with rubber glue as it's all I had laying around and I couldn't get ahold of knotty!

Try different angles as in try it flatter first then maybe start to bring it up. Pressure is another variable. You don't want a lot but you don't just want to pull it across either. Depending on the leather it can roll over the edge, probably what you were doing to dull it.
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As soon as I saw "glue" I knew my name was going to be in there somewhere.
 
I lied... It wasn't me. I was just hoping someone would say "Really?" and I could go "No." :( I'm saving my money for Dave's upcoming goodies.

chester22 said:
You should sent it to me and maybe I'll send you a DLC Clip ;)
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I'm curious what'd you'd like in exchange for the clip...
 
I have lost my mind tonight, straight up foaming at the mouth... Must buy 5, after so long searching... Must buy 5
 
greeenie said:
What's so special about a lahar
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Just trying to catch up with all the new posts...

Aside from being discontinued and being a really smooth flipper with polished blade, the Lahar uses VG-10 and is made in Japan. Very rarely seen in recent Kershaw knives. I sold one on the exchange last month too.
 
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