What can I sharpen with a leather strop?
This leather strop is an essential tool designed to get a razor-edge on a wide range of cutting instruments, including wood carving knives, chisels, all kinds of kitchen knives, pocket knives, hunting knives, bushcraft knives, axes and hatchets, straight razors, scissors and more. Using this leather strop regularly can help maintain the sharpness of your cutting tools, prolonging their lifespan and saving you money in the long run.
What are the different types of polishing compounds?
The range of polishing compounds and honing pastes is very diverse. They come in different types, colors, and abrasive gifts and are used to remove defects and polish metal to mirror finish. Among the BeaverCraft polishing compounds, you will find the one that meets your needs:
- White. A sharpening paste with high content of abrasives for removing deep scratched and surface imperfections, leaving a smooth, sharp polished surface.
- Red. A polishing compound of medium content of abrasives to remove various defects and refresh the beauty of metals while leaving a shiny, mirror-like finish.
- Green. A paste for ultra-fine polishing. It gives the surface a high level of sharpness, reflective finish and high gloss.
NOTE: Use 3 leather strops respectively to dress each polishing compound.
Final finishing even after using an Swiss Istor sharpener with polishing compound will polish cutting edge razor sharpness good enough for a smooth shave. These polishing compound are suited for hard carbon steel, alloys like stainless steel, cast iron as well on stones, glass and non metals. Beavercraft polishing compound dressed to leather or felt honing wheel is even better for fast results with mechanical buffing on metal jewellery and other metal crafts to mirror finish.
Specifications:
- Grain size (white) – 28 microns (600 grit – 1st step)
- Grain size (red) – 14 microns (1500 grit – 2nd step)
- Grain size (green) – 7 microns (3000 grit – 3rd step)
- Weight – 20-25 grams
- Origin- Beavercraft Ukraine
