Product Review

â—™ What is a Strop? A Leather Strop is used for the final stage of sharpening and to maintain a sharp edge. The function is to polish the edge and work off any burr left behind by sharpening stones.

They can be mounted to a rigid base like a board, we provide 2 double-sided tapes.

â—™ Using a Strop. Strops are frequently used with honing compounds, the extremely fine abrasives that give a mirror polish to an edge. Start by applying it to the surface of the strop, no need to cake it on, just do it like coloring with a crayon.

Hold the bevel against the surface of the strop with LIGHT PRESSURE and move the blade away from the cutting edge. Turn the blade over and do the same on the other side.

Never move the blade toward the cutting edge as it will cut into the strop resulting in dulling of the edge and damage to the leather.

â—™ Compound ? A strop can be used with or without any compound.

To choose among different types of compounds is a matter of personal preference. If you are looking for Compound please visit our store. We have other several articles including compounds, that will show results more quickly than plain. So we recommend first using one strop with compound and then following up with a few strokes on the other plain strop.

â—™ Suede or smooth side? Our Leather Strops come in both suede and smooth options. You can have both on the same strop block. When using suede strops the nap of the suede holds onto compound well allowing to be loaded easily. It's up to you, but applying compound to the smooth side is a great decision too.

Our BRAND Logo is embossed on the smooth side

â—™ YOU CAN remove all types of residual grease, dirt or old compound with sandpaper and reload with new compound when needed.

Our Leather admits to be sanded.

Packing List

2 x Leather Strops

2 x Double-Sided Tape

1 x Nice Gift Box

No Compound Included