This new version of the Strop and Slip Set consists of:-
- Flat paddle strop with leather on one side x1. Made from a hardwood and a veg tan leather strop approx size, 190mm x 40mm
- Round leather strop for hook tools and in-cannel gouges and adzes x1. Made from softwood dowel with a veg tan strop, approx. 14mm dia. and 290mm long.
- A small steel scraper for cleaning the strop x1
- Pink polishing compound for the strops x1. This is a super-fine waxy polishing compound for the final polishing of an edge. Should also remove any final remnants of a burr.
- 2 flat slips
- 3 round slips
- 2 of each of 4 grits silicon carbide paper. Grits included: 240g, 320g,600g and 1000g.
- Instructions.
- Comes in a cotton double drawstring bag.
There are many approaches to keeping green woodworking tools sharp and properly honed. This set gives the user a methodology to work to, working through the grits then finishing with stropping (honing) compound to produce a supreme mirror finish.
Particularly suitable for spoon/crook knives.
The leather used in the Strop and Slip Set is a premium quality 3mm thick vegetable tanned leather.
Keep the silicon carbide paper lubricated with water, have a look at our Water Bottle with Trigger Spray as a convenient way to apply water.