Anyone Can Make A Sharpening Strop, Leather NOT required!

If you’re after an extremely sharp knife, machete or axe, chances are you know about stropping with an abrasive compound. Did you know they are really easy to make and that there are many different materials you can choose to construct a top notch strop from?

In this clip we share a lot of info to help you avoid the pitfalls with making a belt strop to suit how you want to use one. The two biggest points we like to share upfront is that leather is not your only choice and some synthetic webbing and tapes actually perform extremely well as a strop material.

***UPDATE*** Don't use the lite green Josco compound found in the clip. I found it is not nearly as good for hand stropping as the dark green compound. Veritas brand compound is a well known among woodworkers for hand stropping but their are other brands that are as good.
After the ‘Pro Tips For The Beginner Sharpener’ link we refer to in the clip? Here it is:
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The stropping section is at the end.

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A special thanks to Larry Koziol & Family from Colorado, USA for asking the question if synthetic tapes work as a strop material. I tested it and learnt something new!