Where do you buy a leather strop?

[wacnstac]

I have some broadheads that I have sharpened with the Lansky, but need to final edge put on them. My question is where to you buy a leather strop so that I can do this by hand, or what does one even look like?

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[Redbeard]

Well - I sell them at the knife shows I attend for $10.00 each. I use 10 oz. leather backed by a hardwood (poplar) board 16" x 1.5" x .5", so with a 4" handle, you get about a 12" strop.

They are easy to make, or easy to buy.

Take care,
Bob


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R.J. Schmidt
http://kukri.itc.virginia.edu

 

[Rick Leeson]

To make a leather strop rub jeweler's rouge into a piece of leather. Can usually purchase a strop at any store selling straight razors.

BlacksmithRick@aol.com

 

[wacnstac]

What is and where do you buy jewler's rouge?

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[Gary Ranson]

Try: http://www.leevalley.com/

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Gary Ranson

 

[Rick Leeson]

Another method used to strop a knife in the 50's was to strop it on the top of your leather boot (the part over your calf). But back then boots were made out of real leather and had many coats of hand rubbed paste wax polish embedded into the leather. Made a great strop.

BlacksmithRick@aol.com

 

[wacnstac]

Well I got my leather strop and some compound to go with it, and now my broadheads are scary sharp. Thank you gentlemen.

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