stropping paste/spyderco extrafine resources

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Luckylefty01

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I was looking into getting some stropping paste, and maybe the spyderco extra fine rods for the sharpmaker as well, to go with the standard rods and the leather I've just been using bare (I was amazed at the results the first time I tried using it to strop) just to get that extra bit of sharpness on my knives.

So I guess what I would like to know is threefold:

Do you guys recommend just the paste, or the extra fine rods as well?

Do I need multiple grades of paste, or will just one do, and which grades?

And does anybody know a place that has the extra fine rods, as I looked but couldn't find one (not on newgraham, 1sks, or google search), and the same goes for the paste, although I haven't looked into that as I don't know what to look for yet.

Thank you people very much for any help you can provide,
-Lucky
 
Regards paste. Try asking at an automotive store. They call it someting like laping compound or valve grinding compound. Two main grades, sounds like you want the fine stuff. It's cheap and a little goes a long way.
 
Anarcus said:
Regards paste. Try asking at an automotive store. They call it someting like laping compound or valve grinding compound. Two main grades, sounds like you want the fine stuff. It's cheap and a little goes a long way.
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With the greatest respect Anarcus, valve grinding compound is far too abrasive for the final stropping of a blade. Most of us use Chromium oxide that is 0.5 micron grit size and comes in a green colored bar approx 4''x1"x1' in size. Available from Lee Valley and others for a few dollars.
 
To condition my leather strop......which is a piece of 2" belt glued to a long wooden handle........I rub in mink oil first and then rub a stick of white buffing compound (available from Sears for about $2) across the leather a few times. The results on a blade are amazing: it gets stropped and polished at the same time! :D
 
Check out HandAmerican for the strop compound. They have a wide variety of grits from ultra fine to coarser. I like the lower grits to get those micro serrations for slicing. The ultra fine would polish the edge beautifully, but wouldn't slice for squat.

Rob
 
Lucky, we have the UltraFine Rods in stock and on our site.
No strop paste though, sorry.
Regards, Mike @ New Graham
 
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