How to Make and Use a Leather Strop

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How to Make and Use a Leather Strop | Knife Sharpening

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Do you want to take your knife's sharpness to the next level? If so, you should consider making yourself a leather strop! In this video, I first show you how to make your own leather strop, and then give a brief demonstration on how to use it for your knives.
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Leather (this is just where I got mine, you can get smaller quantities from hobby stores or other craft places): www.springfiel...
Diamond Spray: www.bestsharpe...
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@martinkelly5804 11 ай бұрын

Ilike the cut of your jib young fella . Im making a kangaroo tail strop ATM so im here watching any and all vids .

@StarkKnives 11 ай бұрын

Nice! Thanks for watching!

@martinkelly5804 11 ай бұрын

@@StarkKnives Their are two types of kangaroo tail where I come from , Local and inported The imported ones are very expensive

@nickhershey9963 3 жыл бұрын

just an idea, but you could epoxy the wood and flip it over placing it on the entire leather sheet upside down. then run your knife around the wood block when dry. That way there is no chance of getting epoxy on the front and you could get a nice flush cut around the block for minimal or no sanding. Awesome video! thanks a lot!

@StarkKnives 3 жыл бұрын

That would probably work too! I think I did it once that way and it was a bit hard to get the glue to not sleep underneath the leather. But I’m sure if you set it up right it would work as well. Thanks for the input and glad you liked the video!

@tregarotton9532 2 жыл бұрын

I especially like the tip on the getting the angle. I haven't heard that one before but it totally makes sense

@Aleeknives 4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree! And when you sharpen a knife for the first time it works really well to remove the wire burr! Sweet video man! Cheers

@StarkKnives 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s definitely the key to getting that final sharp edge for me.

@tarvos_trigaranvs Жыл бұрын

Good video! Maybe at the glueing stage, you could place an other scrap wood on the leather and then use the clamps, so it will give a more even surface

@StarkKnives Жыл бұрын

Thanks! That’s a good tip! 👍🏼

@cattleNhay 3 жыл бұрын

I use good quality double sided tape to attach to wood block...in a vise a good squeeze to activate the stickiness. Have also used this tape method for concave and convex wood (for gauges) and it has held very well.

@StarkKnives 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! That’s a good idea too!

@durango8882 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! ✌🏻that’s a BIG knife 🔪😄

@tregarotton9532 2 жыл бұрын

great video! thanks for posting

@StarkKnives 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!

@omazingbob 2 жыл бұрын

I will be making myself one just like this thx again my dude 😎

@StarkKnives 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet, thanks for watching!

@cyrushintzwashere Жыл бұрын

BLINK!!!!

@StarkKnives Жыл бұрын

NEVER! 😂

@paulmendolia8483 Жыл бұрын

Good video.ecsctly what I needed

@StarkKnives Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@yasardegirmenci Жыл бұрын

hello my friend , you are well . i love your videos. your red and yellow t-shirt is very beautiful. this is because I am Turkish myself. Greetings Yasar

@StarkKnives Жыл бұрын

Thank you Yasar! I got them on a trip to Turkey a few years ago! :)