Knife Strop

Very old woodworker who mastered sharpening/honing plane irons, chisels, turning tools, and knife blades a long time ago. I have made my own strops many times. I just didn't feel like digging my contact cement and leather out before a trip, and wanted something portable that fit into a travel bag for hand carving stuff. The leather is very thin and not roughed enough to take much compound. Easy fix with some sandpaper, but beware how thin it is. I thought that I might have to lop off a few inches on the bandsaw to make it fit into my carving pouch, but didn't. It's perfect size for what I needed. Could almost fit into a cargo pockt, if you were so inclined. Reputable company (so, higher price, bleh). But, it'll last a while. Just wish they'd've gone with a higher grain of leather, since it required sanding. No biggie.

I’ve used other strops with my Flexcut and Mora knives before and they did sharpen omay. This strop is sensational and basically brings them back to brand new. Super sharpening super easily. Having the backing timber on the strop means I can leave it next to where I am working and go back to it quickly. Planning to buy a spare soon. I highly recommend it.

Works great

un bon strop pour se faire la main et pour aiguiser ses petites lames . Le cuir n est pas epais mais de qualité . J'ai du recoller un ou 2 endroits mais je m'en sert tous les jours , evitez la cyano pour recoller pensez plutot a une colle molle comme la neoprene ; la cyano provoque une dureté lors du passage de la lame si vous devez recoller Je recommande ce produit

I was a bit concerned about paying around £15 for essentially a block of wood with a bit of leather stuck to it. I have to say it still seems a bit too much but I couldn't be happier with it. It's a perfect size to accommodate almost any size blade. The compound will last practically forever and is pretty high grade stuff. Similarly the leather seems very high quality. The logo looks nice but it is recessed into the leather so you loose functionality there but it really isn't an issue. Highly recommend.