Thread: Verhoeven Paper Question

Originally Posted by Bart

Could you point me to the phrases where Verhoeven talks about stropping on felt (other than on felt wheels loaded with abrasive compound), and to the parts where he compares felt to leather loaded with abrasives?
Could you also point me to the phrases where Verhoeven tested the "drawing out" effect and found nothing?

It seems that we are reading different documents, or at least a different version. The one I thought we were discussing is here:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/downloads...nifeshexps.pdf
and also here (same document):
http://mse.iastate.edu/fileadmin/www...nifeShExps.pdf

Thank you,
Bart.

Hmm, we're talking about the same document. I just went back through it searching for "felt" and it appears that I was mistaken and he used the white bar on the felt and cloth in all experiments.

BTW I've used the white bar on my linen strops with success. It's a submicron tin oxide (some variant of Linde polish) and it works just fine. Just rub it on like a crayon. It seems to act like the Dovo white paste, and it wouldn't surprise me to discover that the Dovo stuff is just repackaged Linde paste. The white stick is available at any decent-sized hardware store for about $3, and it won't leave green stains like chrome oxide.

Verhoeven never specifically talked about any "drawing out" effect. But it doesn't show up in any of his photos, and he never mentions such a thing in the article that I recall (though I'm beginning to suspect my recollection). He did mention that the leather strop scratched the blades some (possibly dust on the leather), but otherwise had no effect.