Stropping Coumpound Questions

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I currently use Veritas "Chromium Oxide" stropping compound on my leather belt for my sander. I have recently learned that it is only 25% real chromium oxide and has large micron aluminum oxide as the other abrasive. I was hoping to ask about jeweler's rouge. Would it work well on a leather belt? Is there a way to decontaminate my belt from the other compound? Any other stropping compound you would recommend for use with a belt sander? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
 
I'm hearing good things about the Hand American diamond spray. I think I'll go with that. My main concern now is if I can decontaminate my strop of its waxy coating?
 
BladesB4Firearms said:
I currently use Veritas "Chromium Oxide" stropping compound on my leather belt for my sander. I have recently learned that it is only 25% real chromium oxide and has large micron aluminum oxide as the other abrasive. I was hoping to ask about jeweler's rouge. Would it work well on a leather belt? Is there a way to decontaminate my belt from the other compound? Any other stropping compound you would recommend for use with a belt sander? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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How did you come by the information on the Veritas compound? Also, AlumOx is more aggressive than CrO and comes in submicron sizes too, wouldn't be a bad thing to have some of that in the mix as long as it isn't too out of spec.
 
I'm no expert, but the green sold under the Veritas name is probably not the same as the Formax Microfine compound that is pictured in the article. I have broken some down with mineral oil and looked at it under a microscope. I can't tell what the percentage of abrasive is, but the particle distribution and apparent type of abrasive is very tight, uniform, and while I cannot precisely determine exact size, well under a micron.

Food for thought - Veritas is making compound for woodworkers, not straight razor users. I bring this up because many seem to think that a blend with multiple grit sizes is somehow inferior, excepting all but the most demanding applications it will outperform single grit formulas in nearly every instance (IMHO).
 
You're right. Probably not the best choice for razors, but for your typical cutting application it's adequate. I've personally never had a problem with it, just looking for something more.
 
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