thanks for the stropping info, here's my youtube stropping guide

zyhano

zyhano

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Hi guys,

just a big thank you to all who contribute here so generously!!

I got a lot of inspiration and knowledge from you dudes here and love this little subforum!

I learned a lot and am still learning and wanted to give something back.
I just uploaded two 10 minute videos on youtube about stropping and the why's and how's of stropping, I tried to put as much info about stropping in there to give people some leads if they want to learn stropping or want to know about stropping.

how to strop a knife part 1 youtube video

how to strop a knife part 2 youtube video

I also shaved my whole body in this video :D (please don't watch from about 5 seconds in the video to about 19 minutes and 55 seconds if you cannot stand the sight of it)

To make life simple, in the info panel of the video I put in a little table of contents so you know what's in there.

I hope I got it all correct, if not, just let me know and I'll annotate on youtube.

Also, I'd appreciate comments and ratings (good or bad, bring it on)

Enjoy!
 
Constructive criticism.....


Have a set plan of what you are going to talk about, the pausing makes it hard for the viewer to keep focused.

Study your compounds more, not all green compound is the same. The term rouge refers to the iron oxide in the (red) compound, its purpose is to polish soft metals like gold and silver... polishing hard metal with it would be like trying to polish rocks with running water. And please everyone lets stop with the leather belt suggestions.

Besides that its not bad, good to see you covered the proper way to hold the angle of the blade. O... and one more thing, your strop is way over loaded and don't spray the WD-40 directly on to the strop :)
 
knifenut1013 said:
Constructive criticism.....


Have a set plan of what you are going to talk about, the pausing makes it hard for the viewer to keep focused.

Study your compounds more, not all green compound is the same. The term rouge refers to the iron oxide in the (red) compound, its purpose is to polish soft metals like gold and silver... polishing hard metal with it would be like trying to polish rocks with running water. And please everyone lets stop with the leather belt suggestions.

Besides that its not bad, good to see you covered the proper way to hold the angle of the blade. O... and one more thing, your strop is way over loaded and don't spray the WD-40 directly on to the strop :)
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I can handle constructive criticism, thanks :thumbup:
 
I had a look.
Don't mean to be offencive, but you take a LOT of time to give just a little information.

KISS Keep it short & simple.
 
Hengelo_77 said:
I had a look.
Don't mean to be offencive, but you take a LOT of time to give just a little information.

KISS Keep it short & simple.
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this is not my work, I do it for fun. I talk as long as I like. For you it is a lot of time but at the same time, people can spend hours on bladeforums to search the same amount of information, and they still won't have SeEN a thing.

I provide a service or some entertainment that might be useful for people. Free. Maybe you already now a lot of stuff about it. good for you.
 
It helped me and warned me off getting one of those ready made rip-off stropping kits!
I'm in the EU(Finland) like you but I'm unsure where I can buy the green compound? Looks like an on-line buy will be needed.
Thanks for your videos.
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Hey Willgoy, cool, yeah, it's easy to make some strops yourself.
Most hardware stores will sell polish wax bars used for polishing on wheels.
You probably have some big store brands where you can get it, otherwise, try some specialized online stores (search for polishing, sharpening or grinding online in your country).
 
I like the pace of the video, not for me as much as for when a person is just starting out, like I was about a year ago. I would have to pause videos and restart, etc, etc, when I was just beginning to learn to strop.

Great job zyhano!!!

I myself would not have the patience to put this together.
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thanks peppercorn! I only do vids ever so often.. takes some time and time is scarce. then again, I frequent the forums too much... :D
 
I am just startin out. thank you. I was ready to buy a strop ready made. now i will do it myself. great help thanks.
 
Great job on the vids. I'm curious tho, why did you choose such a stiff leather? I made my own and found that the softer types produces much better results than my previous made strops which were stiffer. Does in contact the blade more "firmer"?
 
vickmacky said:
Great job on the vids. I'm curious tho, why did you choose such a stiff leather? I made my own and found that the softer types produces much better results than my previous made strops which were stiffer. Does in contact the blade more "firmer"?
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I tend to prefer stiffer leather myself. It won't compress quite as easily as soft leather (unless your soft leather is very thin, with a hard backing). This makes it less prone to rounding the edge. One thing that can make it better (in my opinion), is to lightly sand the smooth side of the leather with some 220 grit sandpaper. It gives the surface of the leather a nice, velvety 'nap', which makes for much 'grippier' contact with the blade edge. You can really feel the leather working on the steel that way. That fine 'nap' also gives your compound something more to hold onto, if you use compound.
 
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