Reply To: Leather Strop – Best side to use
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There might be some application where you charge the tool, but for woodworking, the standard is to charge the strop. You get more compound in play.
Maybe you are thinking of metal polish cream, which is different stuff.
( though in a pinch I have uses Maas polish on a strop and it works)
From Paul’s post on compound, he tells you where the compound is applied.
Chromium oxide abrasives suspended in a suitable compound are readily applied to leather strops for polishing the bevels of chisels and plane irons alike.
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https://paulsellers.com/2014/05/buffing-compound-for-chisels-and-plane-irons/
With the smooth side, you get a thinner and smoother layer of compound.
It is quite possible to hone with just leather, though that is slower.
- This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by Larry Geib.
- This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by Larry Geib.