sharpen with leather

[borntobewild7]

So do you need some kind of special leather to sharpen a knife until now i was honing them but i saw that the tradisional japanese way is with leather. so i just go and buy a piece of leather???

 

[singularity35]

I hear horse butt or kangaroo leather are the top picks. I just found some hard cowhide. Works ok but I have nothing to compare it to.

 

[Heespharm]

You don't sharpen with the leather just clean up the edge by stropping... you can put green or black compound on the leather and it'll sharpen


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[singularity35]

You don't sharpen with the leather just clean up the edge by stropping... you can put green or black compound on the leather and it'll sharpen


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Well, yes. I do use diamond paste.

 

[TravisH]

Thin leather works best for a strop.

Horse butt and kangaroo is very thin and preferred by those seeking ultra polished edges.

I just use thin veg-tanned cowhide leather and get good results. Hobby Lobby has it in 8x10 sheets.

You can use compounds or pastes or sprays or just bare leather depending on the level of finish desired.

 

[borntobewild7]

http://www.wellshaved.gr/akonistiri-faltsetas-leather-strop-muhle.html i think i will buy this one plz let me know if u think its ok or not

 

[singularity35]

http://www.wellshaved.gr/akonistiri-faltsetas-leather-strop-muhle.html i think i will buy this one plz let me know if u think its ok or not

That's a strop for a straight razor. It'll be hard not to round your edge with that. Maybe check out stropman strops.

If you want to know whether stropping is for you, try out some cereal box cardboard. The rough side works somewhat.

 

[borntobewild7]

https://stropman.com/SUPER-Leather-Strop-SUPER.htm i think i will buy this one ty a lot i hope it will be ok

 

[singularity35]

https://stropman.com/SUPER-Leather-Strop-SUPER.htm i think i will buy this one ty a lot i hope it will be ok

Looks good but a bit pricey.

 

[malaverdiere]

The advice of singularity35 is pretty good. That's how I started stropping. I was amazed at seeing a little metal appearing!
Since then I made a few balsa wood strops and invested in green compound. Good investment for little cost.

 

[cbwx34]

So do you need some kind of special leather to sharpen a knife until now i was honing them but i saw that the tradisional japanese way is with leather. so i just go and buy a piece of leather???

Curious... where'd you get this info from?