RC3 and cardboard strop!!!

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I went hiking today... too bad i don't have a camera... i saw a bunch of bunnies, lizards, and heard some frogs, but couldn't tell where they were :D

Anyhow, I did some carving there... i was trying to make a spoon... i'll post pics later :D

Before I left, the RC3 was razor sharp... i could slice paper like nothing...

Well, i got home to test the sharpness, and it could not cut the paper... and that's just carving the spoon...

I've been reading about strops lately... i think that would be easier for me to practice sharpening my knives and more forgiving than a stone (which I have but haven't tried it yet)...

I cut a piece of the box where my RC3 came in and with a rubber band I secured it to a piece of wood i had laying around...

A few passes on the cardboard... and I am amazed... my RC3 cuts again... :D

What do you guys think???
 
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i think i'll buy some paste and some leather and make me a good strop....

but this one is working good!!! :D
 
You could also just add compound to the cardboard, since the compound will be doing the cutting.
 
are they called stropping compounds? or something else??? and do you happen to know the price?
 
I believe Lowes calls them polishing compounds(taskforce brand). They are in the tool section. I don't remember prices but I think they were under $5 ea.
 
Stropping compounds only work to their full effectiveness if the edge is honed correctly to begin with. A strop does work well but I would suggest honing your stone skills first... if you can strop you can sharpen.
 
Here is another surface that works well with compound for stropping. MDF or medium density particle board. Particle board has a LOT of abrasive material mixed in with it that when suplemented with jewlwer's rouge or other compounds realy works great for removing burrs fro m an edge you are working on. Most frequently I have used it by cutting a wheel out of it and putting it on a motor arbor, charging it with rouge and then buffing the cutting edge with it. You can do surgery with the knife after that:)
 
i went to my brother's apartment yesterday and on my way to his door i passed by his laundry room and there were a few leather belts laying around... my brother said they'd been there since Thursday so I took them... now i'll have a strop :D :D :D
 
If you need a little more cutting action in th woods, find a couple of pieces of flat sandstone, wet them and rub them together which will create a slurry similar to valve grinding compound. Rub this into your belt and use it a strop. You can also split a piece of soft hardwood, flatten it out, then dimple it with the point of you knife to hold the slurry and it makes a great emeregncy survival hone.
 
Jeff, would a limestone slurry work the same way, or is it too soft? (not much sandstone around here)
 
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