whats the best way to keep this "horton" edge?

[nugent_crai]

the knife i got was sharp as shit! Still is, but I abuse the hell out of this thing... how do you all keep the edge? Also how do I go about this edge on other knives?

 

[chickenplucker]

strop strop strop strop!!!:thumbup:

 

[Jeremy Horton]

Leather,, leather... Leather,, leather only,,



Bush craft Brain Trust is our resident expert in Strops,, JRE is what he recommends

He will be here soon to break it down,,

 

[Paulinski]

Please allow me to chime in.

JRE is in fact a great place. I bought two strop straps (black and green compound) and a strop bat. Its got three compounds - black - red - pink and plain leather for final polish

Keep them poppin

 

[rifon2]

Since you'll be using only a strop for edgekeeping, be sure to strop often - more often than you'd use a stone.

 

[Jeremy Horton]

Thanks guys. Be like floyd the barber keep em up and they will stay up

 

[nugent_crai]

ya i saw the three compounds, which is the way to go?

 

[Kougera]

Check out Knivesshipfree.com too. They have a BRKT set with a strop bat and two "crayons" of compounds at a great price!

 

[Paulinski]

ya i saw the three compounds, which is the way to go?

Black and Green - but the JRE strop bat comes with pink as well so its a good value.

 

[einsteinjon]

I was just going to ask this question today, about a strop recommendation. Question answered! :thumbup:

 

[BushcraftBrainTrust]

JRE industries is the way to go. I would go with a strop bat (black, green, pink, and plain leather) and a black leather strop. Black compound is approximately equal to 1800 grit sand paper, so the key is to strop the knife often and do not let the knife get dull or you will have a ton of work to do to get it back. Once you get the edge you like you can easily bring it back with 5-10 strops per side after a days use. PM me with any questions.

 

[Paulinski]

The strop man has spoken