That knife shaved A LOT OF HAIR Dave! Learned something. A belt of all things!!! Great video!

even when I think I know a decent amount about something I'll watch your videos and still manage to learn something. this man is a genius what he did with teaching bushcraft and if I lived close I'd definitely be taking his classes. Keep up the great work Dave keep em coming!

Thanks mr. Canterbury, always good to refresh our skills, enjoyed it.

This video was exactly what I needed, for my knifes edges. Thank you, Dave 👍

Great informational video! I always learn from your content. Any day I don’t learn at least one thing is a wasted day in my book. Thank you Dave Canterbury

Very excellent way to take care of a knife, and sharpen them!

Yea!!!!! Dave’s back Dave’s back thank you Dave for the awesome simple reminders 👍

Thank You Sir, I appreciate You and passing knowledge down.

First time I have had a video notification from your channel in a month. Great video Dave. Thank you

I always use a butchers steel to align my edge and then i strop it, its always worked great for me with any grind great vid dave. Good refresher

Thanks for sharing that some people don't know how to take care of their knife, I-my self-am learning more and more great video :)

As usual very informative always my Go to unwind after work. 30 years in the woods and still learning .Anticipating the Day i can finally get some time and visit the pathfinder school .

I enjoyed every second of this video. Magnificent. Thank you sir for your knowledge.

Thanks for the Vid Dave. Appreciate your videos, very informative. Have a great day look forward to the next one.

I'm reading your book "Bushcraft 101" and I'm learning lot, it's very well explained, and your videos are an amazing complement. Thank you for sharing the knowledge!

Thank you Dave, great info, didn’t know the belt would affect the edge like you mentioned. Always learning✌🏻✌🏻

Hello there. This was so interesting. I love learning about all this stuff. As a woman these things are essential to know and I sure appreciate your videos.

Awesome video! Thanks so much for sharing and stay blessed!

Great video as always! Thank you.

Oooo this is a good one! I got know data so I have to come back to watch it, but I skipped to the belt which is what I wanted to see! Nice work & thanks a lot!

Great video Dave. It makes sense that people back in the day probably stropped things all the time. Leather is an amazing material. It almost seemed like magic the first couple times I used a strop about a year ago. Strop more, sharpen less!

I just got my first sharpening stone, great timing.

Awesome Video Dave, thanks!!!

Thanks for the info Dave. I'm an amateur knife maker and I've struggled a bit with getting the razor sharp edge on my finished products. I've used a belt type strap in the past and got mixed results depending on the type of knife I was doing at the time. I just placed an order to Amazon to get a board strop and some compound. Looking forward to trying this technique. Thanks again!

This channel is so awesome

Thanks for this video, has been very helpful.

I have had to turn the notification bell back on several times recently for the same channel, definitely a system burp somewhere

Super glad i walk around on a daily with a leather belt and not a synthetic one. just need me some strop compound and ill be golden. Awesome Tips there Dave.

Great video Sir. Greetings from central Kentucky

Good information as always brother.

Great refreshing technique video... gracias

Nice video very informative. I saw a video on making paddle strops about four months ago. I made two of them a large and a small. (field size) I have been using red polishing compound and it works great. You can get polishing compound in different grits at all most any hardware store. I got mine form only $3.00 a bar.

Great video. Dave if you ever run out of ideas here's one to remember. How to forge a conibear trap. The video was very informative and straight to the point. Thanks for the tips. - Josh

Good to see you. ...I enjoy your videos. ..I wondered what had happened ...first time I saw you on here in a while.

You are correct Dave, I have had to hit the notification bell again on several accounts. As always, an educational and eye opening video. It is thoroughly enjoyable to have useful, concise and clear information presented with such authority. None of your video lessons have proven false to me but rather are filled with the timeless adamantine of truth. You are a good example to all of us. No, I am not selling anything, I mean it. Really.

thanks Dave very informative video I would like to see a video that teaches more about knifes and different grinds and care for knifes. Thanks I have learned so much from you.

Great video Dave thanks

Love them videos keep them coming

Thanks for all the information awesome video

Well Dave you have awesome things thank you

Hey Dave... You have qaulity videos man. They are interesting and informative. Thank you for sharing.

Cool video. I do a lot of sharpening and honing and it’s always nice to see a little variation in technique. I’m a fairly new sub. Actually I just watched a video of making hobo stew and went to hit the subscribe bell and realized I was already subscribed so I hit the bell and am now getting notifications.

Great video, Dave. I had no idea what sharp was, even after buying quality sharpening gear, til I picked up a strop and worked on my honing technique. I'm using a JRE Industries Strop bat with 4 sides, 3 of them loaded with different compounds and one with just bare leather. I also finish it off with either Ballistol (the version sold via pump spray, not the aerosol version) if I don't use it for food prep, but if I do use it for food (i.e. for my kitchen knives) I use mineral oil. It was a pleasure meeting you at Blade - take care and hope to see you next year!

Nice info! Thanks Dave

Very Informative video. 👍

Very good. Thank you very much

Cool video! I love sharpening instructions. I dont think a lot of people know what sharp is. When you have a knife shaving sharp, its usefullness is 10x that of a less sharp or dull knife.

Thanks for your tips Good video 👍👌🇬🇧

thanks Dave

Good tips. Thanks.

Some good tips there.

Great video Dave. Tips for honing sharpening small blades like small folding knifes or multitools. Thanks.

Now I know why Gray Beard Green Beret has this Tormac compound on his Amazon list... fine, fine, I’ll get some. Thanks Dave!

Ballistol! Good stuff!

Thanks Dave ...

Thanks for sharing!

Nice video, however i have heard that strops weather on a paddle or belt style will convex an edge - as will anything a non-guided style sharpener. Love your stuff and your gear. Hopefully now that i live closer to your school i will be able to come to some of your classes. Thanks again, Dave.

thank you for the video

Dave, another great video. I never fail to learn more with each of your videos. Question for you. I have a knife very similar to your butcher that I have had for a few years now. How can I go about changing its convex grind to that of a Scandinavian?

Good to some simple stuff again thanks Dave! Quick help for others using a phone for youtube. The only way I am able to fix the bell notification problem is by unsubscribing then resubscribe and turn the bell on!

Hey Dave, think you can do another camping series? “Frontiersmen & Woodcraft” because I was thinking you could do a history lesson on every-day items and how to utilize them as you’re camping. Say a week or two week camping trip?

Hey Dave, have you ever tried stropping on a paper notebook? The paper is flatter, and doesnt have the give of leather. I use compound on the cardboard backside for heavier work, and a lighter compound on the paper. Works well!👍

KZfaq crashed last week? It went out yesterday evening for me. It came back today and is really different.

good info.....

Ya my vids got very little watch time last week ! Great tutorial on the stroping of a blade be good brother

Very good and useful presentation making things easy for everyone. What compound paste did you use in this video?

enjoyed..!!

Dirty Dave has evolved 😜 Huge fan nonetheless 👍

I just started stropping with compound takes the edge of my knives and axes to razor sharp this year. Tormek compound? That what you guys use for sharpening service and/or just something you prefer? I have several compounds that I am using. A Green clay type based compound that came with a couple strops I use and more a solid light granular compound I get from Casstrom website.

Sweet 👍

I find that I learn more and faster when I change the video speed from normal to 1.5 times.

on that belt strop for your scandi grind type knives find a very flat surface lay the belt on it help not to convex the edge just some friendly advice for all

David, after you use the leather strop, how do you clean it? There will be a build up of gunk on it.

This I can do. I think. How important is having the right angle?

Hey Dave Love your videos i heard you mention Jackson Ohio in one of your videos and was wondering if you were familiar with Cooper Hollow public hunting ground? Thanks for posting so many videos i admire your mentality and the way you live your life, must be great!

Great video as always Dave! Will SRO be selling that compound? What shirt is that you are wearing? Thanks!

Thank you where do l get magic cream for the knife l don't see the cream from the camp shop in Scotland

Fist bumps 👊👊👊👊👊, high fives/pats on the back ✋✋✋✋✋

Some how dave remind me of stone cold steve austin

You can use the side of your boot to strop if need be.

Does Case make a slightly smaller version of the Hunter in carbon steel?

Good info. I am a fan of the strop over the stone for everyday use. Audio is way too low Dave.

Hi Dave how often do you clean your strop & wot do you use to clean it? Kind Regards

would you finish the Jeff White on the smooth side of the belt strap strop or leave as is?

Was this video prompted by Eddy posting the pictures of his mora that he used the work sharp on?

Let’s see that Collins Double

Could a baking soda and water paste be used as a compound?

show us the scar from "slash and burn'!!! :D

can you explain what it means to "register the bevel"?

That Ballistol safe if your using your blade for food prep as well?

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correction the tan stone 8,000 grit

Seems like an awful lot of pressure being applied to the strop here. I've always heard that a lighter touch is better when it comes to stropping. With the leather being as supple as it is (compared to a whetstone, anyway) you risk rounding the edge of your blade off slightly. Perhaps the effect isn't that pronounced as they make it sound, though? Heck, it may even be preferable for field knives such as these, as opposed to, say, a kitchen knife. It would certainly lend to better edge retention, if not as razor sharp...

Do you worry about contaminating food with the Ballistol?

What does it mean to "register the bevel"?

When using your leather belt as a strop, could you put a board behind it to be like a paddle strop?

How much down force are you using? How do I source that stropping compound? For us oc types, would olive oil be an acceptable substitute for Balistol™?

You mentioned the Jeff White knife and I've noticed you no longer offer his knives on SRO. Can I ask why? Thanks.

I never noticed that Dave is left-handed lol

Can you post this on the Mora page😂