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Stropping question.. #290844 05/20/09 02:16 PM
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I bought a paddle strop and some green compound..
What is the best way to apply the compound to the leather before stropping?

Did I even get the right compound?
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Re: Stropping question.. [Re: el clintor] #290845 05/20/09 02:26 PM
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i think most ppl heat the leather and apply the compound...i know my strop said the leather it came with was such a leather that you did not have to heat the leather. i remember pink saying something about heating the leather....honestly though i dont know <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

the compound looks correct though!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Stropping question.. [Re: mcjhrobinson] #290846 05/20/09 02:28 PM
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The compound is kind of waxy, you rub it on like a crayon, and then a little heat can help drive it into the leather. A candle or hair dryer should do the trick. Heat it up then give it a couple of strokes with a knife blade like you're buttering toast, to drive it down into the leather. I prefer to use a cheap knife for this so I don't muck up a sharp edge <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

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I just rubbed it on, I didn't know you had to heat it up once its on the leather.


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what MM said sounds close to what i heard....i didnt heat mine though...i apply then take the back of a mora to take down any bumps of collected compound...


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Re: Stropping question.. [Re: el clintor] #290849 05/20/09 02:51 PM
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All I do is rub a little on and strop. It works fine for me that way. When the leather gets a dark glazed look from steel, I just take a scotchbrite bad and rough it up a bit, and strop some more. My knives stay nice and sharp that way.
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Yeah, I gave the "official" way of doing it, but didn't bother mentioning that I've done it that way exactly once <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Melting it in does seem to help a bit, but not enough to be worth the hassle for someone who strops and sharpens as infrequently as I do.

Re: Stropping question.. [Re: MustardMan] #290851 05/20/09 05:07 PM
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I was always told to rip the leather briskly in a circular fashion with your palm. Working it over opens up the pores in it, the friction heats it up a little, and the oils from your skin nourish it. As for any special pattern of application, I suggest a cross hatch pattern (doesn't have to be pretty) or just scribble back and forth the short way, to make sure that all of the strop is working for you. I look at Horndog's example, and I see the middle of the surface is doing a lot more work than the edges. Sorry to pick on you, Horndog!

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One of these days, as soon as I feel better, I will get me some proper items and do this myself. So many plans, not enough time.


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There isn't a right or wrong compound, as long as it's abrasive, but the most widely used one (for knives) is primarily chromium oxide or the "green stuff".

I found that heating up the leather and compound just a little makes it easier to apply evenly and you get less cake/build up in certain spots.

As for cleaning, I do exactly what HD said, hit it up with green scotchbrite pad.


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Re: Stropping question.. [Re: Momaw] #290854 05/20/09 05:44 PM
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I was always told to rip the leather briskly in a circular fashion with your palm. Working it over opens up the pores in it, the friction heats it up a little, and the oils from your skin nourish it. As for any special pattern of application, I suggest a cross hatch pattern (doesn't have to be pretty) or just scribble back and forth the short way, to make sure that all of the strop is working for you. I look at Horndog's example, and I see the middle of the surface is doing a lot more work than the edges. Sorry to pick on you, Horndog!

I bet you straighten all the pictures in your house, too, Momaw! I don't use the strop except for finishing and touchups. It does just fine. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


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I was always told to rip the leather briskly in a circular fashion with your palm. Working it over opens up the pores in it, the friction heats it up a little, and the oils from your skin nourish it. As for any special pattern of application, I suggest a cross hatch pattern (doesn't have to be pretty) or just scribble back and forth the short way, to make sure that all of the strop is working for you. I look at Horndog's example, and I see the middle of the surface is doing a lot more work than the edges. Sorry to pick on you, Horndog!

I bet you straighten all the pictures in your house, too, Momaw! I don't use the strop except for finishing and touchups. It does just fine. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

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