Why is my green compound clumping on my leather strip?

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Eric Killian

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Start off by saying I am new to this. But I recently started sharpening my own knives because I feel like with anything else it’s just better to do things in house. With that being said I just got my first leather strip in yesterday so after watching all kinds of videos on how to strop and what t on out on it and how much I started having a clumping problem. Now am I putting too much or not enough? Or I sure I’m not pushing or pulling too hard. So ANY kind of insight or references to any videos of any kind I thank you for your time.
 
The rogue tends to do that. Most colors. It's nothing to be concerned with.
Take a drop or 2 of mineral oil and message it in. DM
 
A little green chrome goes a long way. To remove excess compound tear off a piece of duct tape then stick it to the leather where the pieces of compound are. Pull the tape off the leather and the excess compound should come off with the tape. Do this several times till the clumps are gone.
 
I don't know what a proper answer to your question would be, but I do know what I did when I had that clumping problem applying green compound to leather: rubbed it hard with a paper towel until it spread properly. Seemed to work.
 
It takes a while to get the Green Chrome worked into the leather. If it clumps. Just keep stropping! No harm, No foul!
 
I just rub mine with a paper towel to remove clumping, or when the compound starts getting packed/black and no longer cuts. I will say, it took a while for my leather to take the compound evenly.

As others have said, you can use a few drops of oil to work it in. I used to use oil more frequently, but find the paper towel rub a bit less messy.
 
You probably added more than is strictly necessary, keep using it and it should even out. I use a white compound on my strop and haven't reloaded it in almost a year and it still works fine
 
Here's one I got with the purchase of a knife. It came preloaded if that's any help.

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ndmiller said:
I always heat up my strop in the sun for a bit before I load with green or black.
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I smoothed mine out by heating the strop with a hair dryer, then applied an old spatula (note: do not use your SO's hair dryer without clearance:oops:).
 
I usually degunk mine with the spine edge of a knife, and then apply it kind of lightly against the grain, it might be the consistency of the leather I've tried a few different pieces and some work better than others, did you buy a pre-made strop or just a piece of leather
 
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