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stolas223

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Whats that stuff called they put on strops to make them more or less abrasive, and can I get it at home depot or lowes. I wish the search worked for poor people then I wouldn't have to post this dumb question.
 
stolas223 said:
Whats that stuff called they put on strops to make them more or less abrasive, and can I get it at home depot or lowes. I wish the search worked for poor people then I wouldn't have to post this dumb question.
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The Lowes close to me had the red, green and white. Look for it where they have the grinders. Sears also carries a small selection. I've never checked at Home Depot.
 
Jewelers rouge is usually red, and is a bit fine for stropping. Look for green, black, or white chromium oxide. You can get it at woodworking stores, knife making supply stores, or at Home Depot in the grinder section, as someone said.
 
I bought my green bar at Woodcraft in Albuquerque for $7.
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Online they sell a larger bar for $21
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=3112
 
A hint for 'poor people':
Go to Google, type in your search, then add site:bladeforums.com
Greg
ps--works in a similar way for searching any internet site
 
You could also use white rouge compound.

I believe Home Depot sells it for a little over $3, under the Ryobi brand. It has a yellow square with a black letter "H" in it. :thumbup:

P.S. You can get a good piece of leather for a strop from ebay or Tandy -get the 2" wide size and glue it to a piece of wood.
 
Is all chromium oxide the same?.
All i can find is powder stuff its green though and stuff for art green as well.
Would this stuff work?.
 
I have the powder stuff and it works. It sure can be messy if you happen to spill some of it.
 
These_Nutz said:
Is all chromium oxide the same?.
All i can find is powder stuff its green though and stuff for art green as well.
Would this stuff work?.
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I'm not sure if all CrO2 is the same, but I would assume it is. The only difference is the color, which will signify a different grit size. The GREEN is generally .5 micron, the black is more coarse, and I think the white is coarser still. Someone posted a chart a while back on colors and grades.

From what I've read here in the forum, the green is the most widely used. In my shop I use green mostly, but have been graduating to some Thiers-Issard white that seems to cut a little better (if "cut" is the right word).
 
StretchNM said:
I'm not sure if all CrO2 is the same, but I would assume it is. The only difference is the color, which will signify a different grit size. The GREEN is generally .5 micron, the black is more coarse, and I think the white is coarser still. Someone posted a chart a while back on colors and grades.

From what I've read here in the forum, the green is the most widely used. In my shop I use green mostly, but have been graduating to some Thiers-Issard white that seems to cut a little better (if "cut" is the right word).
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I'm not sure that's actually true... my understanding was that A) the green coloring was inherent in chromium oxide (thus its use as an art pigment) and B) that the sizing was also somewhat inherent, in that I don't think it breaks down smaller than half a micron. If those two are correct, then the other colors (and related size-gradings) are not just decorative, they're a function of the actual abrasive they're composed of.

If anybody can add a definitive answer, I'd be much obliged.
 
Its also said it can be used in make up.This is the green powder stuff.
Do you have to wet it before putting it on your strop or do you just rub it in?.
Before i just used some white razor paste of ebay it was meant to be diamond paste dont know if it had chromium oxide in it though.
 
Mix in a little bit of water and then rub into the leather strop. A little of the stuff goes a long way.
 
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