strop compounds

I'd get the assortment pack and try them out. Personal preference plays a large role in what you decide on. Also, some people like the "crayon" type and some like the powder. You will find that soft rouge or jewelers rouge may be OK for buffing soft metals but they will not work well for stropping harder metals. Here's my personal favorite for general use. I strop my EDC knives as needed (or maybe a little more often than needed :o ) and I strop my whittling knives every few minutes during use.
 
Related question, not trying to hijack. Does anybody use the Flexcut Gold? How does it compare to the green chrome oxide? I bought some FG from Woodcraft a while back but haven't used it yet.
 
There is no perfect answer. Try the green (chromium oxide) for awhile. It will only polish and already-sharp edge. I use it for my straight razors (preceeded by a 12K waterstone) and get a clean shave.
 
which part of the store carries these compounds? I went to a couple hardware stores last night and no one knew what I was talking about.
 
s.c.,

If you ask for buffing compounds, they'll be able to help you faster.

Knife_nut73,

I've had good luck with the rouge on a lot of steels except for D2 and S30V. With those, I've had better luck using the green stuff and diamond pastes. The red rouge was given lots of joy on 440C, VG-10, M2, 154CM, N690Co, AUS-8A, and whatever's in Swiss Army Knives (12C27?).
 
I use the Green Rouge - Chrome oxide (chromic oxide) A green, insoluble powder (Cr2O3). The stuff I have came from Grobet-Dixon in Carlstadt, NJ. It is considered a 'small' bar, about 3" x 2" x 1", maybe $6.00.
 
Hard H2O said:
I use the red and the white from Sears. They work great for me. YMMV
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I've used the white several times on leather, and the red once or twice, but I can't tell if it's really doing anything... certainly doesn't FEEL like anything is happening, but I THINK it's a little shinier!! :o
 
This is information from 'Ganoksin' Jewelry Making Supplies. I'm not concerned with a mirror polished edge on a blade just a smoother, less toothy edge. I don't even strop my hunting/fishing knife since I prefer it a bit toothy.

Buffing Compounds

Red Rouge
A product traditionally made of iron oxide, pulverized and graded, used in jewelry work. Darker-colored, coarser grains are called crocus and are used for grinding. The finer grains are called rouge (French for "red") and are used for polishing steel and precious metals. It is the finest of all rouges. Rouge is often mixed with a binder and caked into a bar form for easy application to a buffing wheel.

Green rouge
Primarily used in final finish buffing operations on stainless steel, steel, brass, aluminum, nickel, and chrome. The green rouge is a chrome oxide, and is considered the best all around luster compound for these materials. Green Rouge compound imparts a high luster to rhodium, platinum, chrome, stainless steel and other hard metals. 100% green rouge for superior final finish on steel, stainless and chrome.

White rouge
The white rouge is the softer, calcite alumna type. Primarily used in the final finish of steel, stainless steel, and zinc. This compound is also a favorite in coloring aluminum and brass. Use on platinum, chrome, and stainless steel. Produces a chrome color
 
Kelbro, I use the FlexCut Gold. It seems to cut more aggressively than the red or green compounds. Highly recommended. Alan
 
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