Who would you recommend for knife sharpening??

Gixxer450 said:
OK I was looking at some strop's and I was curious if I should buy the strop block from knifes plus or am I better off making my own and call it a day??And I was wondering what micron compound should I use cause I'm seeing 0.25,0.50 and 1.00 micron and I'm lost.Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
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I think you're better off making your own :)
especially since you at least thought about it, if you think "should I just make one" you probably should
buy some compound locally at hardware store for under $6,
buy a flat wooden stick,
rub a little compound on it (maybe add a drop of baby oil so it rubs easier),
you've got "hard" strop (hard rounds less is better)

If you want a strop with more give, wrap newspaper around wood, put compound on it
not soft enough? more newspaper

0.25,0.50 and 1.00... these are all mirror polish, so it probably doesn't matter which one you get

This guy put some videos about making your own strop for under $10 and tested a bunch of different materials ... it all works 1036649-A-balanced-strop
 
Gixxer450 said:
OK I was looking at some strop's and I was curious if I should buy the strop block from knifes plus or am I better off making my own and call it a day??And I was wondering what micron compound should I use cause I'm seeing 0.25,0.50 and 1.00 micron and I'm lost.Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
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Either way would be fine.

You could just go with the Knives Plus strop and be done.

Or make your own. Custom made. Cost effective. Fun learning exercise. But it may not be for everyone.

Any green compound would be okay. After you gain experience then you can get persnickity about brand, micron size, grain consistency, etc.

1 micron = 15,000 ; 0.5 micron = 30,000
 
Grandad never had to tell me this, But its precisely something he would say

This made me smile, it's something I could expect to hear from my grandfather (both actually) if they were still around. God bless their souls.

I recommend a sharpmaker along with some stones/diamond plates for the rough stuff, and a strop for maintaining your newly created edges.
 
Thank's alot everyone for the replys back I really appreciate it!! There is a local horse store were I live so I'll see if they have any left over leather scraps for sale and I'll be making my own strop. :) And the spyderco sharpmaker will be my next purchase fairly soon!!
 
Jason Bosman is an extremely good sharpener. Friendly, prompt and great work. No reservations about recommending him.
 
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