Key Features

• Lightweight
  • The base is made of light timber, pine
  • More affordable than our heavy timber version
  • 0.3 kg, reasonably sturdy on most surfaces
• Good grips
  • Round rubber feet for small contact area
• Similar size to regular whetstones
  • About 235 x 70 mm
• Good knuckle clearance from the bench
  • About 35mm tall

A strop is an essential item in sharpening and edge maintenance to keep the sharp edge long without sharpening, remove any remaining burrs after sharpening, and refine the edge to a blazing sharp condition.

Many of the benchtop strops on the market must be held with one hand to prevent them from moving and are not tall enough for knuckle clearance when used on a bench. We decided to make our strops, which we would love to use.  

Options:

Pre-Loaded with Compound: Recommended to beginners who are unsure which one to get or anyone who would like the green compound preloaded on the strop. The green compound is made of chromium oxides that are often used for polishing metals and jewellery. They are available in the form of a waxy bar and are colour-coded as green. The grit number is often not disclosed by manufacturers but is usually about #8000, which is very fine. Unless you are a heavy user, you don't need to re-apply the compound for a very long time. We use this strop with the green compound applied in the majority of our works as well as in our classes.

Plain:  Recommended to intermediate to advanced users who wish to apply their desired abrasive compound or finish the edge without further polishing after sharpening on a stone.