Thread: Strop Pastes and what sequence

Hi,
I guess this is a stupide question! I've got several strops, one for each paste, yellow, green and black. What sequence should they be used in?

Told you it was a stupiod question!

Cheers,
Wes

According to the wiki the grit rating are as follows:

Green
5-8 micron, very aggressive

Black
1-3 micron, medium

Yellow
a strop conditioner for leather conditioner only;

the sequence would be: green followed by the black. The green is rated as a rather coarse so I would be very careful with it. The yellow should be reserved for if/when your strop dries up and need some conditioning.

The wiki such an excellent resource...

Originally Posted by bjorn

According to the wiki the grit rating are as follows:

Green
5-8 micron, very aggressive

Black
1-3 micron, medium

Yellow
a strop conditioner for leather conditioner only;

the sequence would be: green followed by the black. The green is rated as a rather coarse so I would be very careful with it. The yellow should be reserved for if/when your strop dries up and need some conditioning.

Here is a good thread on the topic and another useful thread here on applying the stuff. FWIW, I like to have one strop with no paste for general use. Paste all the time is too much of a good thing IMO.