BlueJean Strop

[cugel]

I stole some nice foam cushion rubber (3/4" maybe) from a deerstand seat cushion. cut to fit to board. pulled tight and stapled onto board.

twenty laps is my final step before shave ready now.

smooths out and refines sharpness further is my opinion.

@Dave Sl8r id support your technique......but at 5:15 AM I'm usually not wearing jeans!!!! lol.

camo

So you hit the denim after leather? Or vice versa??

 

[camoloc]

So you hit the denim after leather? Or vice versa??

yes sir, denim after leather.

this is a surprising finding to me.

won't do it any other way from here on out!!!

camo

 

[camoloc]

Now we are going to need to grade the varieties of denim. Washed, unwashed, stonewashed, acid washed, japanese raw, 501, etc. ha.

i should make a denin hand loom soon.

I like your thinking.

might have to note if there are differences dependent upon origin of manufacture.

"well it all depends upon where the Levi's were made."

camo

 

[Ky K]

I have always done so with knives, now I use my thigh to strop while working at the bench. Works really well. A few laps before and after looking through the lupe let’s me see what’s just gone on without having to stop get up and strop. Wouldn’t hesitate to use one. And interesting ideas on diamond paste with one in here.


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[Alum of Potash]

I stole some nice foam cushion rubber (3/4" maybe) from a deerstand seat cushion. cut to fit to board. pulled tight and stapled onto board.

twenty laps is my final step before shave ready now.

smooths out and refines sharpness further is my opinion.

@Dave Sl8r id support your technique......but at 5:15 AM I'm usually not wearing jeans!!!! lol.

camo

You should try felt as an underlying component as well.

 

[ClemsonTigerz]

I am in the process of making one from scratch- in the morning, I’ll post pictures-

 

[CongaJon]

Yes, I'm lazy! I use the base with balsa and denim strops. .1 and .25 diamond spray, respectively. Works very well for me.

Denim Strop 3x11" Magnet Backing

Denim has long been used by knife sharpeners in the know and we thought we would do our take on this time tested method and have them cut to size and fitted with our magnetic backing for use on the CKTG strop base. Denim cloth is very well suited for stropping both knives and razors. It takes...

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