This extra large knife edge polishing strop is a vegetable tanned, 8-9 oz 3.5 mm (5/32") thick piece of premium, full grain leather. It will come pre-loaded with a very thin coating of 50,000 grit (.5 micron) green polishing compound. Also included will be a free sample of our white and green compound pastes sold elsewhere on , which have the consistency of toothpaste, allowing them to be easily spread onto the leather strop. A little mineral or olive oil may be added to the paste and mixed before use, to allow it to be spread even more thinly, if desired. The white compound has a grade of 9000 grit. The green paste is rated at .5 micron, which is the equivalent of approximately 50,000 grit. The green is typically applied to the smooth, epidermis side of the leather, and the white to the rough, suede side, but either may be used as desired. In most cases, a very thin layer of compound applied to the strop with your finger or small brush will be ideal, but everyone develops their own technique which works best for them. After loading the leather, draw the knife blade away from the edge along the strop with the spine of the knife lifted at a very low angle. Always try to match exactly the angle to which the blade edge was originally sharpened. This is in most cases between 12 degrees and 22 degrees. Practice, until you discover a manner which works best for you. With use, the strop will quickly develop a dark sheen on top, which is composed of extremely fine particles of metal and oxides removed from the blade steel of your knives during the polishing process. Old, used up stropping compound can be removed from the leather with a soft rag or paper towel dabbed in rubbing alcohol. Let the leather dry a half hour before re-charging again with fresh paste. This stropping compound will allow you to put a razor sharp edge on all of your favorite kitchen, hunting, and fishing utensils.
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