Learning how to strop and hone your knives and carving tools is one of the fundamentals for any wood carver. This is the best way to make your knives, gouges, and chisels super sharp and makes it easier to slice through the wood.

This video will show you what to look for, how to set up a strop, how to use the strop, and how to take care of your leather strop.

00:00 Introduction
00:20 What Do You Need
01:26 Adding Compound
02:32 Frequency of Use
03:13 Stropping Angle
03:58 Pressure Applied
04:24 Preventing Damage to Your Strop
04:56 Strop Maintenance


Recommended tools and supplies

Beavercraft strop I use in the video: https://amzn.to/3P6G3Hg
Beavercraft strop with both rough and smooth side: https://amzn.to/3UWjDMB



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