Stropping supplies?

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Can someone point me in the direction of a good supplier for strops and compounds.

Thanks,
Rich
 
Thanks for the link.

Rich

PS I agree with the last line of your signature, that is why I need a strop. I need to sharpen my Proghorn and Fawn properly.
 
Rich - I have the ProCombo 10 leather hone from http://www.handamerican.com . I love it. It's sturdy and very well-built. It comes with several different grit powder compounds, but I found them to be extremely messy. I picked up a 4-pack of the different color/grit metal polishing compoung bars from the hardware store and use that instead of the powder. The Hand American hones are nice because they have both rough-side and smooth side leather in one package. I split my hone up into four "zones" and put a different grit compound in three of the zones. The fourth zone I left bare. Depending on how long it's been since I last stropped, I start with the rough side leather and the lowest grit compound and proceed through each zone/grit until I get to the highest grit compound on the smooth-side leather.

Using the hone has really cut down on the number of times I need to sharpen my knives. I usually hone them several times between sharpenings.

Drop me a line if you need any more info.
 
I have a 4-sided stop, with what appears to be a very fine stone (1), red leather (2) black leather (3) and white leather (4).

Unfortunately, I have _no_ idea how to use the darn thing. It's not as easy / intuitive as it looks when a barber stops a straight-razor on TV.

Mike
 
Kelly,
That is the website that I was looking for. There was another post with that link but I could not find it. Thanks.

Rich
 
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