Knives Sharpening: How To Load A Strop With A Stropping Compound
  A strop is essentially a parcel of leather. After a knife has been sharpened,  it can be obtained to your strop, which contrasts the edge, and assists the  knife cutoff. In the event the strop is loaded, with the best stropping  compound , then it may enhance the blade, and then hone the border to some  high degree. By way of example, after I ripped off a gloomy Spyderco ceramic, ''  I can usually shaving sharp. But when I strop, I can get it to hair popping  sharp.  Anyways, this instructable is mostly on how to load up a strop, or even to  employ the best strop compound. You will find several different kinds of  compound, such as for example dye paste out of D-MT. I just make use of a green,  nitric oxide compound in sears. Costed around $3. It really is essentially a  block of craftsman sprucing compound.  What you will desire:  Strop  Stove  Compound  Knives  Paper Towel/Toilet Paper  Step 1: Clean the Strop  For those who are in possession of a fresh bit of leather, then...