Thread: Anyone Try HandAmerican's Strops?

I use the hand american strop mostly for kitchen knives, and the felt pad I coated with cerium OX a while ago and use that to play around with edges. It also comes in handy (hehe) when I decide to use newspaper, it's a good flat surface.

EDIT: erm, I'm walking about the magnetic backed bench strops, which I don't see anywhere on the website at the moment. BUt those new strops look very nice!

Thanks gents - I already bought that magnetic base as well as a few leather and felt strop "toppers" to use on the base. They're really convenient and I love being able to swap out the different leathers and felt on it quickly. I coated the split leather with 1.0 and another with 0.5 diamond and put CrOx on the felt top - really convenient when I need to use a few different pastes and felt in the same siting. I think I remember that recently he's redesigned the metal base to something a bit less heavy for travel. Sham turned me on to his magnetic strop setup and I have to say I love them when I'm finishing up a hone job.

I was on Keith's site to see about ordering another few leather tops when I saw that new set of hanging strops. It's those 2 new hanging strops I'm wondering about.

Originally Posted by bassguy

I use the hand american strop mostly for kitchen knives, and the felt pad I coated with cerium OX a while ago and use that to play around with edges. It also comes in handy (hehe) when I decide to use newspaper, it's a good flat surface.

EDIT: erm, I'm walking about the magnetic backed bench strops, which I don't see anywhere on the website at the moment. BUt those new strops look very nice!

I have an Illinois and an Old Dog strop from Hand American. It is a thing of great functional beauty. I doubt I'll ever need another strop.

I think you might like Bay Rum Icedog. i got kinda a dumb question but why do you need so many strops. i just started out and i have a hanging strop with linen back and a balsa strop treated with ChromOx, but why do you need more than one untreated strop? just currious not judging, "because i want them" is a good response.

Originally Posted by UtahRootBeer

Why do you need more than one untreated strop? just currious not judging, "because i want them" is a good response.

Can't answer for icedog, but ...

I have a TM, an SRD, a RupRazor, and just ordered an Old Dog 830 "because i want them". For some reason I just like having strops.

So far I think I like my TM best but that may be just because it is the newest!

Originally Posted by UtahRootBeer

I think you might like Bay Rum Icedog. i got kinda a dumb question but why do you need so many strops. i just started out and i have a hanging strop with linen back and a balsa strop treated with ChromOx, but why do you need more than one untreated strop? just currious not judging, "because i want them" is a good response.

The Illinois has the canvas and the leather is pasted. With the Old Dog I only use the horsehide component.