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I only recently started using a strop to maintain the edge on my knives and boy am I glad I did. In the past, I used a belt or the back of a legal pad as an expedient strop when I did not have a hone or stones handy. Recently, I came across the Youtube channel of a real knife hound who is really into sharpening methods and he really advocated the use of a strop
. KnivesPlus Strop Block Tips - YouTube He compared a number of them and recommended this one from Knives Plus KNIVES PLUS ® STROP BLOCK, Leather Sharpening Strop, KP-STROP8
For $20, I thought it was worth a try and I am very pleased with the strop and the results. This strop is impregnated with polishing compound and they say that all you need to do, once a year, is put a drop or two of vegetable oil on your finger and rub it into the leather to bring up the polishing compound again. Since I started using the strop, I find much less need to sharpen on my spyderco sharpmaker and when I do, I can get by with the ultra fine rods. I use the strop on everything from my pocket knives to my kitchen knives, including my Shun knives with a 30 degree total edge
. KnivesPlus Strop Block Tips - YouTube He compared a number of them and recommended this one from Knives Plus KNIVES PLUS ® STROP BLOCK, Leather Sharpening Strop, KP-STROP8
For $20, I thought it was worth a try and I am very pleased with the strop and the results. This strop is impregnated with polishing compound and they say that all you need to do, once a year, is put a drop or two of vegetable oil on your finger and rub it into the leather to bring up the polishing compound again. Since I started using the strop, I find much less need to sharpen on my spyderco sharpmaker and when I do, I can get by with the ultra fine rods. I use the strop on everything from my pocket knives to my kitchen knives, including my Shun knives with a 30 degree total edge