Strop!!! YEAH!!!

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RLR

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Thanks to everyone who has extolled the strop. Made one the other day with an old belt and a piece of wood, coated with that red/brown buffing compound (don't you love the technical jargon!) and gave it a try. My Wharncliffe was always sharp, but never SUPERDAMNSHARP, and the edge looks better than factory.

Steels and Strops, 2 things I learned from BF and I appreciate it.

Thanks again,

RLR
 
Here's another one you'll learn real quick...C.Y.F. (check your fingers)

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Lead,follow, or get the hell out of the way!
 
HUH?!?
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Fingers? All three are still there...
 
Green buffing compound is a little harder an may work better on harder steels. Surprisingly, sometimes no compound at all works better. I think this is the case if you want to straighten up a softer edge, but you don't want to remove all the edge roughness.
 
uhhh...yeah


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And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold the great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads...And His tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth; and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
 
I've been thinking of using my old weightlifting belt which has, um, shrunk lately. I was considering stretching it on a 2x4, screwing it in place (rough side out), and loading it with the red jeweler's rouge (although I'm not sure where to find THAT). Then, I'm lost. I know that you stroke "backwards" if that makes sense, but do you maintain the same angle as on the stones? And is this stage after you remove the wire edge?
 
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