I picked up a round retractable diamond sharpener the other day and I like it better than the flat sharpener. I still need to figure a strop out. Is there any compounds that are available at automotive stores that will work until I can get some green compound?
You'll see a lot of polishing compounds at Automotive stores, but I don't think you'll find much in the way of honing compounds, which is what you want to put on your leather strop.
I imagine some of the knife specialty websites might carry it, but since I can get it shipped within three days from Lee Valley, I've never bothered to look. For a strop, you can either buy a double sided one from Lee Valley, which comes with the honing compound you need,
Lee Valley Strop and Compound Or you could buy the leather from Lee Valley or some other site like Knife Kits, and build the strop yourself.
