Thread: Self-Honing Strop

Thought this was interesting and everyone might enjoy. It's on page 441, hope the link works.


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See, I was talking about a contraption like that a few months ago and people thought I was pulling their leg.

Ah, how sweet it is to have the proof

I would like to make one but no funds to support that. I would be willing to pay for one, as long as it wasn't outrageously priced (like most strops seem to me).

Great post! I also love the "electrically-operated screwdriver article." Ya can't call yerself a man without one of them there electricity screwdrivers nowadays!

so crocus is the same as? It seems they recommend a paddle strop over a hanging strop?

Originally Posted by Shoki

so crocus is the same as? It seems they recommend a paddle strop over a hanging strop?

No idea what Crocus is either but the strop thing yea. From what I can gather it is harder to roll the edge with a paddle like you easily can with a strop, no give no roll I guess.
At least that is what I am taking from it.

Originally Posted by Shoki

so crocus is the same as?

It is a very fine form of powdered iron oxide, like jewellers rouge but suitable for polishing iron (the difference is that jewellers rouge is heated to a lower temperature during formation, so it is suitable for soft metals like gold, whereas crocus was heated to a higher temperature, giving a darker powder that was more suited to harder metals like iron).

Regards,
Neil