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OK, my secret. Must have been three years ago that I bought the “StropBlock” https://www.knivesplus.com/KP-STROP8-STROPBLOCK.html
from Knives Plus. Been using it ever since. This year was the first time the surface got flaky and I followed their instructions to rub a bit of olive oil into the surface. Problem solved. The description includes how they make if and bake in the compound. I have not, repeat not, had to recharge this strop with compound for over three years.
Under $25, not a bad deal and it works.
I do finish off the edges with 3M micro film down to 0.5 micron, and that has lasted for 3 years. You can get a mixed sample pack of full-sized sheets from “Tools for Working Wood” out of Brooklyn. Please pick up one of their saws for me while you are there. You can leave it on my porch by the door.
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