A double-sided leather strop for the final step in sharpening. One face carries green refining compound to remove the last microscopic burr; the smooth cowhide face polishes the edge to a 10,000-grit equivalent finish. Hand-cut vegetable-tanned cowhide on a solid walnut paddle. Use it after your whetstone to keep a working edge keen between full sharpenings.
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A little care goes a long way. Our guide covers cleaning, storage and sharpening for your knives, and how to use the tools that look after them.
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A strop is the final step in sharpening. It refines and polishes the edge after a whetstone, removing the last microscopic burr and bringing the apex to a mirror finish, without grinding away steel.
One face is pre-loaded with green refining compound to strip the final burr off a freshly sharpened edge. The other is smooth vegetable-tanned cowhide that polishes to a 10,000-grit equivalent. You work coarse to fine across the two sides.
No. The stone does the actual sharpening; this strop maintains and polishes that edge. Use it after the stone and between sharpenings to keep a knife keen for longer.
Match your edge angle, then draw the blade backwards (spine-leading) along the leather, pulling away from the edge. Never push the edge into the leather. Five to ten light passes per side is plenty.
The leather working surface is 205mm long by 65mm wide, on a paddle 340mm long overall and 18mm thick. There is room to draw a full chef's knife in one stroke.
Hand-cut, vegetable-tanned cowhide mounted on a solid North American walnut paddle. The whole tool weighs 235g.
Re-charge the green-compound side when the dressing wears thin and stops cutting. Leave the smooth cowhide face bare, as it polishes on its own.
