Thread: Knife stropping

Well bugger me - I've been doing it wrong all this time.
I use the 'rough side up' since it is more absorbent and you can load it up better with compound.

I use PFERD 800 grit grinding compound available form PPS in Auckland.

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

Well bugger me - I've been doing it wrong all this time.
I use the 'rough side up' since it is more absorbent and you can load it up better with compound.

I use PFERD 800 grit grinding compound available form PPS in Auckland.

Most paddle stops are rough side up.

This is good. I have not yet stuck the leather down.
Maybe if i dont stick it to a board i can use both sides?

I go for rough...

Originally Posted by Gibo

This is good. I have not yet stuck the leather down.
Maybe if i dont stick it to a board i can use both sides?

You need the hard surface.

Well considering your knife collection Tahr and by that alone I will go with the rough side No offence to smoothies on here

Originally Posted by Gibo

Well considering your knife collection Tahr and by that alone I will go with the rough side No offence to smoothies on here

Makes sense. You're a rough bugger anyway.

Put the rough side up, it will eventually go smooth anyway, but rough will let you get more compound on the leather. Make the strop quite long as a good long stroke is better than a short one, terrible to run off the end.
Use lots of glue, and rough up the smooth side with 40 grit sandpaper or a wire brush before you glue it down, you don’t want it lifting.

Put the rough side up, it will eventually go smooth anyway, but rough will let you get more compound on the leather. Make the strop quite long as a good long stroke is better than a short one, terrible to run off the end.
Use lots of glue, and rough up the smooth side with 40 grit sandpaper or a wire brush before you glue it down, you don’t want it lifting.

Originally Posted by yerimaginaryM8

What are the pro's of stropping? does it really make any serious difference? for a touch up I go with less than 5 minutes on a 3 stone lansky plus a lick on a steel good to go fillet a bin full of cod or bone out a couple of deer, life is short would stropping change my life?

Yeah man. It's the icing on the cake. When I finish on the stones my knives will glide through paper and shave, but after a strop the hair jumps off.
Really does take it from good and sharp to absurdly sharp. Also makes the edge look all shiney and nice.

Once you start using one you'll never go back

There is still a role for the a traditional steel. The steel has the advantage of WORK HARDENING stainless steel edges.

Have a look at this geezer to get the gist:



Hope that is useful.

Originally Posted by Rushy

I don't believe you haven't either Gibo. It was another term for wanking when I was a kid. Maybe that is what he meant.

due to political correctness you can no longer call someone a wanker, the correct term is "owner operator"

Originally Posted by gonetropo

due to political correctness you can no longer call someone a wanker, the correct term is "owner operator"

Ha ha ha ha. Do you hear that Gibo? It's a business opportunity now.

Just don't get one with the studs, they hurt like hell.

Originally Posted by Savage1

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Just don't get one with the studs, they hurt like hell.

Don't you go bringing out any more of your B&D toys on here Savage1. This is a family show.