How To apply Diamond Compound for Strop - Knife Sharpening

[@MarkkuS]

Recognized your voice ❤

[@DavidSmith-wo8ps]

On first use and subsequent uses...pull back on the plunger to get it loosened up. The compound will be easier to expel from the syringe.

[@tbrew8222]

EXACTLY! Just pull back a hair to get it unstuck, and no more splats. The rubber seal will stick to the wall if it sits in one spot for long.

[@kogasoldier9379]

As someone who uses syringes frequently at my job, this is great advice.

[@justonemoreknaf]

Lol “if you aren’t comfortable using a razor blade you probably shouldn’t be using a strop in the first place” I’m newish to sharpening my own knifes great vid thanks.

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thank you for watching 👍

[@scottyj6226]

@@OUTDOORS55 I knew I recognized your voice.

[@tupera1]

If Bob ross did that, he'd have a mountain scene on the leather...

[@SuperBoppy]

Don't overdo!!! 😅

[@Nohkral]

Love your other outdoor channel! If I could only use 2 compounds what should I use? I use ken onion worksharp and now need to buy your strop with 2 compounds

[@knifepointgear5851]

Sorry for the delayed response, youtube notifications don't always work. I use 3 and 1 micron almost exclusively. You can use one, or the other, or both, as a progression depending on what stones you coming from. Hope this helps 6 months later! Sorry about that!

[@jimmiewood4071]

I just got my strop from you today. It is awesome! Do you recommend storing it in the bag it comes in?

[@knifepointgear5851]

Yes, sorry for the delayed response. I would recommend it to help keep it clean👍

[@billnott5811]

What’s the best way to remove diamond compound and clean and maintain your strop ? I applied 3000 grit diamon compound on my kangaroo leather strop, , stroped two knives and its already turning very black. ( slight noob here obvi lol )

[@avihyde]

I second this comment - would love an answer!

[@birdistheword1327]

I would like to know this as well. I heard some black is good, on the smooth side of the leather it almost gets a sticky feel once some friction and heat is created after a few minutes working the knife over it. How much I'm unsure, but I have yet to clean mine and it seems to still perform just fine.

[@captiontom]

A year late, but saddle soap and a horse hair brush

[@allmoda1]

Ordered 2 today can't wait

[@knifepointgear5851]

Thanks for the support 👍🙏

[@banner9694]

Looks quite professional~ And we manufacture diamond compound as well, OEM supported. If any need, please feel free to contact..

[@stevew3978]

I've stayed away from diamond loaded strop pastes because it's very difficult to clean them off the blade without causing unsightly scratches. One time after stropping a Wusthof chef knife with diamond paste, I washed the blade with soap and water. The blade looked very clean, but when I proceeded to wipe the blade dry with a clean paper towel, the numerous invisible diamond particles still left over on the blade marred the brushed stainless steel finish. Ever since that episode, I stopped using diamond pastes.

[@knifepointgear5851]

Not all pastes are equal by any means. Some are water based, some are oil, and have WAY more diamond in them meaning you meed less, etc. If you have residual paste on the blade you applied WAY too much. If applied correctly it remains on the strop. Very little is needed due to the diamond content of our paste.

[@krustysurfer]

I just got my knifepointgear strop delivered to my doorstep today! Looking forward to learn to properly strop/fine tune my blades, I have a few D2 knives and one Kershaw with 20CV blade, all my knifes are scary sharp already, however, I know they are not shaving sharp. First thing I need to do is Apex to 17⁰ then I will attempt to strop to mirror edge. Question is should I practice on my cheap knives first before attempting to polish my more expensive blades?(cheap knifes are Kershaw and Gerber with Japanese/Chinese/Skandi steel) Thanks Alex for your videos and your stropping gear. Happy 2022

[@knifepointgear5851]

First, thanks for the support! I really appreciate it! Im not sure I understand the question...The thing to remember is, some steel and heat treatments will respond differently to sharpening/ stropping. Some "cheap" steel a bad heat treatment can make a knife super difficult to sharpen or even impossible it get super sharp. Even good tool steel like d2 with a bad heat treatment can make it difficult to really get that hair whittling edge. I wouldn't look at it as what to do first but try and figure out what ones are going to take a better edge and go from there. Hope this helps! Again thanks for the support 🙏🙂

[@krustysurfer]

@@knifepointgear5851 yes you understood and answered my question. Thx

[@vdog570]

Is that on the smooth side of the leather?

[@Ypufgb]

I did not noticed that you got another channel.

[@christopherharris3435]

Looked all over for a vid on how to apply this stuff... The website... Of course... Fml

[@Dreweldeenknives]

I just squirt it and spread with finger . I go from my stones 320,500,1000 x 2 and strop with compound 6 micron and can slice paper towel

[@mitchelltj1]

I wish I watched this before I put diamond compound all over my strop and caked it everywhere with my finger. In the end, a few drops of water helped me spread it evenly and it seems to be working just fine.

[@johnwhite5575]

what micron size do you recommend if using your compound and strop?...i can't tell if this is the white, light gray, or light ivory compound you're using.....just getting into knife sharpening....i have a Smith's Tri-Hone system that I've used only once....but i don't own a strop yet.....looking for suggestions....thanks in advance

[@knifepointgear5851]

i like the 3 and 1 micron. it depends on what stone your finishing with though. 1 micron is a good all around compound.

[@dabneegxavtxawj1957]

Good job from lao

[@marksanders8028]

Good info. Thanks.

[@1SUPERNAUT1]

I know its an older video but, any tips on rehydrating diamond compound? I bought a pack of various grits a couple years ago, went back to use some on a new strop and its tough to get out and has a crumbly rough texture that doesn't adhere at all to the leather on the strop it just flakes off. Thanks

[@knifepointgear5851]

different compound uses different bases. some are oil and some are water. it would depend on what the base is. Ours are oil but the best way it to just scrape off the old with a razor and apply new. The base helps hold the diamond on the surface of the strop so if it flakes off so will the diamond. Applying a VERY small amount is recommended and you wont get any flaking if you apply in the correct amount. Basically the excess is whats flaking off in the first place. hope this helps🙂

[@Woodworkingvise]

Honing oil

[@tbrew8222]

considering that it evaporated, it is likely water based. However, Put a small bit in a clean shotglass, water bottle cap or whatever (clean is what matters) and add some water and let it sit a few hours. If you see beads of oil separating (check in sunlight if you can, full spectrum helps show oilslicks) it may be oil based that somehow dried.

[@sw8398]

Sawing maching or Mineral oil

[@gossumx]

What brand of diamond compound are you happy with?

[@hornsby5533]

Danke für die Infos.

[@erickzhou5314]

My diamond compound is almost a water, it's not a paste. Quat do you think I should do? Mix it with something else or just aply it with my fingers?

[@knifepointgear5851]

Is it our compound?

[@erickzhou5314]

@@knifepointgear5851 no, it's a cbn compound

[@clint4237]

What brand of compound is it that you guys sell? It isn't listed.

[@knifepointgear5851]

Its our own brand made to our specs🙂

[@RedheadZ23]

Should you clean this strop after putting emulsion on it?? How do you clean emulsion

[@intensecutn]

No. You want the paste to stay on it.

[@RedheadZ23]

@@intensecutn but over time using the .4 emulsion paste and it builds up with blade debree and gets almost slick then the strop doesnt work as good? how do you clean it to almost start over

[@DoubleAok]

Does it hurt to use more? I probably used about twice as much.

[@intensecutn]

I don't know about you but I used probably more than twice as much and I was in so much pain the wife had to drive me to hospital.

[@williamburr3519]

How often should you have to re-apply the compound?

[@OUTDOORS55]

It will last a while. As you use it it will remove steel and will load up the strop. When you notice decreased performance scrape off the old and reapply. Apply the compound as thin as possible. Less is more🙂

[@TristanChaika]

OUTDOORS55 what’s the best process for scraping off the compound without ruining the strop?

[@davidsauceda2618]

@@OUTDOORS55 if you can please touch on removing compound it would be highly appreciated. Thank you.

[@bjornegan6421]

@@davidsauceda2618 he has a video on it, search his channel.

[@josephisaguy]

Is this exactly what you do when you get a strop right out of the box? Or do you have to condition it in some way?

[@knifepointgear5851]

no conditioning required 🙂

[@RJ-wx3fh]

Idk about knife sharpening compounds, but for plain leather strops (just to correct/polish a razor edge before/during use), it's reccommended to use some kind of animal fat every few months- a year to keep the leather from drying and cracking. Can't imagine it would hurt for the wood backed ones too I'd presume a similar

[@HamBone86]

Wait a minute, I know that voice!😄

[@tojaojo]

Another channel Alex?

[@knifepointgear5851]

Sorta...ill be primarily uploading stuff that pertains to the website here🙂

[@unclerojelio6320]

Is this the same guy as OUTDOORS55?

[@intensecutn]

No

[@intensecutn]

Actually maybe it is. He has the exact same accent. But what is weird is that in this video and in the comments he says he likes 1 or 3 grit Compound. But in outdoors555's video he recommends 6 to 8 grit compound.

[@intensecutn]

Actually, yes it definitely is. It says so in the video description.

[@knifepointgear5851]

Yes🙂👍

[@ReactiveDogDiaries]

what is the use for this?

[@hugybgrl]

- blade sharpening; - deburring; - polishing.

[@Frustratedfool]

And when you’ve finished applying paste with a razor blade, the razor blade will be razor sharp.

[@Rudigity]

"anything with a relatively sharp edge tends to work" kind of like a knife? for this knife sharpening tutorial...

[@knifepointgear5851]

Yeah like a business card...

[@gameofdeath69]

Terrible choice of colours to highlight the spread of the application. Love your outdoor content tho 😊

[@williamhollar7844]

Can you use the diamond compound on a strop that already has the green in it

[@knifepointgear5851]

I wouldn't... theres no way of knoywhat grit the green is so youll have different grits mixing. Although theres no grit police to arrest you if you do🙂

[@williamhollar7844]

Thanks

[@kurtglo]

from knivesplus, their green preloaded strop is 1 micron