Thread: Took my time and 200 perfect strops.....What a difference it made the blade

Originally Posted by Grazor

Yeah, it took me a while to appreciate how much difference progressive stropping made straight off the hones. I now do 100 on rough roo leather treated with lead, 100 rough leather, 60 smooth roo, 60 finish leather. Smooths that edge out very nicely.

I do much the same progressing from a high draw Latigo to finishing on a NM Shell Cordovan.

The point is to align and burnish the edge. The more "burnished" the smoother the edge.

When stropping I will do "heel" leading strokes and then perpendicular strokes. Usually in sets of 20.

Is it overkill? Probably, but it makes me happy.