Ronn W Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 This morning I attached some leather (very soft but thin) to a piece of plywood for honing my chisels and blades. Up to now I have been using the yellow bar of slipstrop compund on a pice of soft wood. I took a couple of swipes on the bare leather with a chisel that I have already sharpened (and thought I was happy with). Wow, there was a noticeable difference when tested on the edge of a piece of paper and on some pine end grain. Wish I had got around to the leather a long time ago. So would it make sense to use the slipstrop compound on the leather???? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 I don't know anything about slipstrop, however that said, I use a bar of green jewelers rouge on the rough side of leather glued to a chunk of waste hardwood. It makes a world of difference, even after you have a very sharp edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 I use a barbers strop for as a final sharpening step and for touch ups. Mine is close to 60yrs old and still going strong. I don't use any compound, but it probably wouldn't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 I use compound on my stop and think it makes a world of difference. I use a horse butt stop from tools for working wood. I know Shannon Rodgers has talked about it a lot. The leather is nice and sturdy and i find I don't need to attach it to anything. I also stop my kitchen knives with another strop that is dedicated to kitchen use. It turns cutting tomatoes from being a chore into a pleasure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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