Thread: Best quality CrOx paste for leather strop

Hi guys,
I tried to do a search and came up with some info, but not enough to make an informed decision, so I would appreciate some guidance.

I've heard that HandAmerican CrOx paste is one of the best out there (as far as purity is concerned and consistency in "particle" size. Is this true? any others?

If so, I've been trying to email Keith (at Hand American) a few times, but I have not heard anything back. Anyone know how to get a hold of him (the website only has an email address, nothing more)? Or alternatively, anyone know where I can get my hands on some of this stuff?

Thoughts and advice would be greatly appreciated

If I remember correctly they sell through CKTG: Kitchen Knives, Chef Knives, Shun Knives, Global Knives, Wusthof Knives, Henckels Knives, Ceramic Knives

Originally Posted by deighaingeal

If I remember correctly they sell through CKTG: Kitchen Knives, Chef Knives, Shun Knives, Global Knives, Wusthof Knives, Henckels Knives, Ceramic Knives

Gerrit,
You are a genius ...Thank you. That's exactly what I was looking for, but now I'd like to hear what other have to say about quality of it and if it's a good thing to use on leather strops, etc.

I have the same crayon or stick and have been using it for some time on a leather bench strop and it works great. The ones you want to avoid are those they sell in lapidary shops and artist paint supply outfits because they contain other things.

I have the Puma crayon, I have had it for 30 years and it still hasn't dried out.

Robert,

At one point member ChrisL was selling packets of the good stuff (chrome ox, that is ), which, if I'm not mistaken, was originally the Hand American variety. He's not nearly as active here as he used to be, but try contacting him anyway and see what happens. I can vouch for it personally, it's good chrome ox!

Ryan

Originally Posted by VeeDubb65

Their CrOx crayon is mind incredibly easy to use, and last for ages.

Thanks Steve,
The only hesitation I have from getting the crayon is that some are less than 15% pure CrOx...they may have lots of other crud in it.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Thanks Steve,
The only hesitation I have from getting the crayon is that some are less than 15% pure CrOx...they may have lots of other crud in it.

Unless things have changed, the crayon they sell at SRD is the same stuff that Maestro Livi uses for his loom strops. If Livi thinks it's good enough, it's good enough for me. YMMV.

More importantly, I've been using it for quite some time, and I've been consistently happy with the results. I have used handamerican (bought a dime-bag of it here from a user that bought a tub and sold it off) and I found the hand american harder to use, and not any more effective.

The SRD crayon looks pretty good, but the shipping to the EU is a bit steep Could someone give me a bit of his? Maybe 1/3-1/4 of it, that will last a long time for me, and I can decide wether I like it or not. Shipping in a letter is around 1$, but I will pay the shipping and the price of the crayon too.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Thanks Steve,
The only hesitation I have from getting the crayon is that some are less than 15% pure CrOx...they may have lots of other crud in it.

The one I have from SRD is excellent and is very easy to not overload. Just draw large X's on it then wipe with a clean rag. Perfect amount and they last forever!!!!
+1 to VeeDubb