Making a leather strop

[houseoffire72]

I have a ? for anyone that can answear it... Back in the day when stropping their straight edge shavers, knives etc did they use somekinda compound like we do in todays age? any help idea's or suggestions would be great:) Thanks

[ColinOutdoors]

@houseoffire72 I am not sure my friend. I sure would be interested to know the answer, perhaps I will do some research on the subject.

[houseoffire72]

@ColinOutdoors That would be great:) I will do some as well when time permits...

[ColinOutdoors]

@houseoffire72 Nice one my friend, take care.

[BeepBeepBoing]

@ColinOutdoors search ebay for GERMAN STRAIGHT RAZOR LEATHER STROP SHARPENING PASTE

[ColinOutdoors]

@BeepBeepBoing Spank you :-)

[TheTater1984]

if nothing else, what a great endorsement for mora

[ColinOutdoors]

@TheTater1984 Yeah the Mora is a top knife

[Lookinformemarbles]

i just got some leather i am going to make mine! thanks for the vid!

[ColinOutdoors]

@Lookinformemarbles Nice one my friend :-)

[TheRATPT01]

thank you for the video my friend!

[ColinOutdoors]

@TheRATPT01 Thank you for watching my friend.

[quintus314]

This was very helpful! I'm going to make a slightly simpler version for carving and I appreciate the help!

[ColinOutdoors]

@quintus314 Nice one my friend, thanks for watching

[bladecrusade]

I like to make my strops about 3 inches thick so I don't have to strop at the very edge of a table

[ColinOutdoors]

@bladecrusade That is a top idea, thanks for sharing my friend.

[Roberco]

This video is overflowing with manliness. Nicely done, sir!

[ColinOutdoors]

@Roberco Haha, thank you my friend, I appreciate your kind words :-)

[MrHobomatic]

Stropping is more than just burr removal. If you have a tool with a fine enough edge, made of an appropriate steel (like a mora), stropping actually reshapes it by heating the metal and drawing it out into a uniform shape. You can actually prolong the edge between honings with a strop, but only if you use it often enough. Its like a microscopic forge dropping the temper, forming, and reestablishing the temper, on a sub millimeter scale.

[ColinOutdoors]

@MrHobomatic Thanks for the great information my friend, very much appreciated, take care.

[Sinke97]

do you need to put some polishing paste on belt?

[ColinOutdoors]

@Sinke97 You don't have to but I like to use it :-)

[Sinke97]

is that Mora (Clipper?) ?

[ColinOutdoors]

@Sinke97 Sure is

[Sinke97]

@ColinOutdoors great knife, and so cheap. I will probably buy mora bushcraft force.

[ColinOutdoors]

@Sinke97 I agree, nice one my friend, hope you enjoy the Bushcraft Force if you get one

[BlackPocketYT]

Great instructions there big man - as a Scot in Australia it was good to hear a decent accent!

Where are you from?

[ColinOutdoors]

@BlackPocketYT Thanks my friend, I appreciate your kind words, I am from the Cenral Belt :-)

[leloodallasmultipass]

... but they can't take our FREEEEEEDOM!!!

[ColinOutdoors]

@leloodallasmultipass Lol, thanks for watching 

[Hellgap50]

You are making a strop like cave man style sorry dude but you must be bored

[ColinOutdoors]

@Hellgap50 haha cave man style, thats a good way to describe my strope lol

[benjamind1234]

ok thanks for the video but I have a question. If I have a extra piece of shoulder leather laying around , what side would I use? the smooth side or the rough side , my guess would be the smooth side and is shoulder good enough of a strop? thanks for the help

[ColinOutdoors]

@benjamind1234 I use the rough side of the leather, i'm not sure what is the best side but thats what I have always done.

[skrevan19]

I think I'm going to do this as well. Thanks!

[ColinOutdoors]

@skrevan19 Nice one, thanks for viewing

[KGB240]

Great job Colin, I got a good deal on a 3 stone sharpening kit, but I still need a good strop. I read about the possibility of using newspaper or cardboard, but this is much better!

[ColinOutdoors]

Thanks, I appreciate your support

[echodawg]

Yet another project I want to do. Thanks for the how to. 5/5

[ColinOutdoors]

No problem my friend

[hoosierarcher]

Try Stropping a blades edge with cardboard; as in the side of a cardboard box. Think about it. Few things reduce an edge like cutting paper. Therefore paper can when used in stropping can refine the edge tremendously. Good vid though,

[ColinOutdoors]

I actually read about this method of using cardboard the other day, sounds like a good idea, thanks for sharing :-)

[RDPproject]

Think about this....

You have a saw next to you. How long would it have taken to saw through that block of wood and how much energy would you have expelled?

Battoning through with the knife is so much quicker and easier.

5*

[ColinOutdoors]

Very true Rob, I use the saw to cut down the plank to the right length, I took a while,

Thanks mate

[blackthorn1975]

Nice work.

[ColinOutdoors]

Thanks mate :-)

[medicjimr]

Ya that's going to be my next project or purchase thanks for sharing Colin.

[ColinOutdoors]

Thanks Jim

[ColinOutdoors]

Thank you Mike, I seen yours on some of your sharpening videos and liked it very much

[bushcraftbartons]

Well done Colin! I have one that is pretty much the same and it works well. 5/5

Good job...