Stropping

[d762nato]

Can someone explain to me the art of stropping. Can a beveled edge be stropped, or is it just for a convexed edge. Also whats the best compounds to use on your two sided paddle stropper, ect. ect.

 

[Thalestin]

I strop all my edges. I use black compond followed by green and have had great results.

 

[d762nato]

I strop all my edges. I use black compond followed by green and have had great results.

Thankyou Sir for your reply. I have some green but no black as of yet. I just was'nt sure if people only used the stropping method for convexed edges only. I guess I'll just have to experiment alittle and see what happens. I also see where guys use a piece of auto body sandpaper on their edges. Thanks again, :thumbup:

 

[fugawee]

I would leave 1 side of a double sided strop
plain leather(for final stropping),and one side loaded with green
chromium oxide powder.

take a look here in the maintenance forum
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=794

the sandpaper thing is to convex the edge.
Mousepad is what they call it...
you take a sheet of wewt/dry paper and put it on a soft sub-straight
like a mousepad... read up before you do it.

 

[Skrapmetal]

I strop every edge I sharpen, and I also use sandpaper for every sharpening task including non-convex edges. Sandpaper on a mousepad or some thick leather to convex (depending on how thin of an edge profile I want), or on a hard, flat stone for a flat V edge.

In my opinion, this is a great place to get started: http://www.knivesshipfree.com/Bark-River-Sharpening-Kit-Double-Sided-Hone-Compound-1

Double-sided strop and two big sticks of green and black compound. That package will last for years.

 

[d762nato]

Sounds good thanks for the links fellows, I'll have to get some black compound and read up on it. :thumbup:

 

[230grains]

I use black/green/pink followed by bare leather. Green is all I really need though.

 

[Skrapmetal]

I can't remember... where does white fall? Between green and pink? Or finer than pink?