How to use a leather strop

In this video I will give you a tutorial on how to use a strop .
Stropping a knife finishes the edge deburring the steel and leaving a fine polished bevel.
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[@gavingaming123]

Between you lads and Virtuovoice I have learned so much on knives and sharpening. Thanks from Scotland. Garry

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+GD thanks a lot Garry! Virtuovice is great!

[@RevanJJ]

Wako would be proud. Thanks for passing on even more knowledge as even though I’ve seen those a million times, I always goof up somehow when doing it myself with my scandi knives.

[@forzapaq]

Just wanted to thank you for another great video. Really helped me understand what to do.

[@denysstathis145]

hi

[@jamesmiller2342]

Learned a lot, especially how to clean the strop. Thank you for sharing

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+James Miller thanks mate!

[@GaryHorn]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@WhstlblwrBlastingEpsteinsILK]

Very good tips. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us!👍👍

[@Laszlomtl]

Well explained, thx!

[@SaorAlba1970]

thanks for the heads up with the Eden Strop ... it is heading it's way to Scotland as i type

[@lv4235]

Top, dank Maarten!

[@jorgefernandez6407]

Excellent video! I learned something too!

[@albertovelazquez4272]

Very good information 👌

[@thomasbranard6382]

Thanks you men are great

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+Thomas Branard thanks a lot thomas

[@thequackhouse4658]

Outstanding Sir

[@vincentvdh9]

While following the method in other stropping videos with even a million of views, I ruined the edge onmy Fallkniven. How they show it: very fast and for several minutes. Luckily you guys saved my knife with this video!

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

thanks a lot mate! That's nice to hear! we appreciate the comment! stropping really is an important finishing touch but it can also ruin all you sharpening work if done wrong. We learned it the hard way as well haha!

[@vincentvdh9]

Dutch Bushcraft Knives reacts to an 9 months old video, gets an instant reply. So proud. That's why everybody loves you guys. Your so down to the ground but also over the top. I recon that you'll have a million followers in a couple of years and still be the same enthusiastic and great guys as video number 1!

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

haha it's hard keeping up with the comments these days but I also learn a lot from them and appreciate them a lot!

[@ThirteenKidsLater]

Excellent video with good detailed information. Thank you.

[@ThirteenKidsLater]

Would like to see info on how you use a hanging strop

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

I don't use these. Those are more suitable for stropping without compound.

[@Strange-Viking]

Dutch Bushcraft Knives ohw look thats good to know. and uhmmm.. maybe if you ever got some spare time you can make a vid on the cheapest way possible to sharpen a knife + stropping with still having reasonable results. "the poor mans sharpening set" like showing some different ways and materials to sharpen and strop on. would be highly interesting for me. xD

[@BirdShotIV]

great stuff as usual!

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+BirdShot IV thanks mate! appreciate the comment.

[@TurtleBushcraft]

Very nice video good information thanks for sharing atb John

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+Turtle Bushcraft Thanks a lot! thanks for watching John

[@hendrikarqitekt6286]

hi, waar kan ik een strop voor keukenmessen kopen, plus de twee blokjes met verschillende fijnheid? Oh, en bedankt, zeer goed uitgelegd!

[@Laylit]

You got a Maiyabi kitchen knife! Dude, you‘ve got extra good taste!! 😀👍

[@CanadianCuttingEdge]

"Apex oxidization" Well, that makes complete sense - THANKS for this video. As usual, very informative, no waste of time. I have been over-stopping. Too hard and too long, no wonder I have not been getting the best results. I got OK results but after watching this video I know I will do better.

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+Canadian Cutting Edge thanks a lot mate!

[@mrmtellstherealtruth5304]

Where can you by these compound from? Also, have you used Skerpers compound before? Different companies change the grit by the colour so gets confusing...

[@paipai7460]

Great video, thanks. Can i add a little? :) before shopping for strops, you can usually pic up paddle strops on ebay but you may end up bidding against collectors or craftsmen. It is real cheap to make them as you can pick up odd shape bits of veg tan leather like off cuts from ebay for great prices and also tailor your strop to your needs. For example, my field strop is a little smaller than yours and i backed it onto Balsa wood, it keeps the weight down and balsa being so soft has a natural spring to it. Then i have a larger carved paddle strop from an old (i think) Mahogany table leg, its great and looks nice but its heavy and stays at home. Really only limited to what suits you, all you need is contact adhesive, leather and something to back it to, but make sure what ever you back it to is extremely flat, as close to perfectly flat as possible.

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+pai pai Hey pai pai, thank you for your input. I have many hand made strops and they work fine!. Ebay auctions is not really an option as the shipping costs are over $20 to the netherlands most of the time and we have very high custom declarations. I owe these 2 strops to Virtuovice who had send them with a knife I bough from him.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thanks for the tips on stropping :) - Martin

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+NorwegianWoods Thank you for watching! btw. If I may ask, which part of Norway are you from? it's my favourite holiday destination so I come there almost every other year to make beautiful hikes. I'll make a short video of my latest trip in the future.

[@NorwegianWoods]

I live in the south east. The town is Halden. It is on the border to Sweden. If you drive here by car on E6 this is where you enter Norway. Would be cool to see your video. What is your favourite place up here so far?

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

We always come by boat. I haven't been near to the border of sweden yet but I want to go there in the future as well as the far north of norway. I have been in the erea of Gautestad, Odda and Rauland. This year we've been to Voss near Bergen. I think this erea was one of my favourites because of it's ancient feel and the rugged mountains.

[@NorwegianWoods]

The west coast and the fjords are very nice. The north is also beautiful. It is something very special to go there in the summer and experience the midnight sun. Lofoten is popular. The boat trip with Hurtigruten is a good way to see the north if you don't drive car.

[@aimansyahmidzulkhairy909]

I have a small pocket strop that is 12cm×2cm×1cm. It's a useful little thing I keep in my pocket.

[@labreezy2275]

That alarm had me trippin! XD

[@StrawHatLaw13]

Watching this before I get my dbk strop!

[@ken244]

Thanks for the info. Do you use petroleum jelly with the compounds?

[@paulbasilio2457]

where can I get the compounds

[@PronkJuul]

Hi Maarten, Bij gebruik van de gladde kant van tuigleer blijft de bark river compound soms een beetje op het leer liggen, terwijl het er volgens mij meer in moet blijven hangen. Het stroppen maakt dan een ander geluid en voelt aan als hogere weerstand voor het mes. Kan dat kwaad? En is de staalsoort hier nog van belang? Hoe testen jullie de scherpte eigenlijk? Op een gegeven moment worden de verschillen in scherpte vrij klein en is dat wat mij betreft lastig waarneembaar op dun papier... Groeten, Julien

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+Julien Pronk hey Julien, het geluid zou kunnen komen doordat je de hoek van het mes wellicht wat te groot houdt tijdens het stroppen. Wij zijn zelf ook geen voorstanders van de gladde kant van keer. Ik gebruik het liefst een strop met 2 ruwe kanten. Dat je mes een beetje blijft hangen komt door de burr op het staal. Na een paar keer stroppen zou dat weg moeten zijn.

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+Julien Pronk kijken en voelen hoe het mes scheert blijft altijd een goede test. Als je goed luistert kan je ook aan het papier horen hoeveel weerstand het mes heeft tijdens het snijden

[@PronkJuul]

Dutch Bushcraft Knives Thanks Maarten! Weer een nieuwe term: Burr! Jullie kanaal (haha) is heel behulpzaam voor beginnende mes-nerds zoals ik. Ik gebruik bakpapier om de scherpte te testen, dat is vrij dun en gevoelsmatig moet het mes daar scherper voor zijn. Nogmaals dank!

[@DrMich1977]

If you compare strop compounds from Bark River with those of Eden, which do you prefere and why? Grtz from de buren ;-)

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

I still prefer bark river. The results are not very different but the Bark river compound is more aggressive.

[@MrGodofwar666]

oud maar goud, heel informatief en niet te veel effecten gebruikt haha, hoop dat het goed gaat met jullie

[@OD_G00N]

I recently bought a Nord Crown Turist and really want to keep the razor sharp edge that it came with. Is there a technique for curved blades?

[@jdisdetermined]

There are many different solutions. You could use something small, like the Lansky sharpener with the strop accessories. I’ve had great results with that. Or make a custom strop to fit the curve of the blade.

[@frederikkjaer4170]

You said earlier that King waterstones don't sharpen CPM3V very well, but will the Naniwa 1000/3000 grit combination stone sharpen it well? If I combine this with a strop, will it sharpen premium steels like elmax and CPM3V to hair shaving sharp?

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+Frederik Kjaer the combination stones are the cheaper and softer line of naniwa focused on starters. for most common kitchen knife steels it will be ok but for cpm3v not so great sadly

[@frederikkjaer4170]

Dutch Bushcraft Knives thanks! I already have the Fallkniven DC4, would there be anything I can get to make a finer finish on my knife after the dc4?

[@pierreawad3880]

Thank-you for your super video but can you make a new video with a french translation please

[@PaulK390S90V]

im in the process of making a strop, a second nicer one actually. i have enough leather to make it smooth side on top and rough side on other side. i sanded the rough side up to 400grit and it came out very uniform with very short fuzz and acts just like suede. what i want to know is should i just make it with smooth side only? or rough side only? or both? what works besy for you guys smooth or fuzz? it will be for my home and to strop my folding knives and my mora carbon black. please help! smooth, rough, or smooth and rough?!

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+Paul Lonardo i always prefer the rough side!

[@PaulK390S90V]

Dutch Bushcraft Knives i figured after watching the video. i ended up making it 2 sided one rough and other smooth. i got some emery black compound for the rough side and some finer white compound for the smooth. i am looking into getting some bark river black and white! Expensive though 😵 i think first im going to get some flexcut gold compound for the smooth side since i heard good things about it. have you ever heard of it? im just getting started with all this so im learning as i go. i have to say though just stropping new knives gets them from sharp to hair shaving sharp! crazy. im still learning on how to sharpen with whetstones and diamond sharpeners...it def is an art and a science too it. i love it though and i started my collection of knives after watching your videos! at least my mora carbon black was because of your videos since i never would have heard of mora if not for you two. keep up the videos! good day

[@johndifrancisco3642]

DBK ;)

[@o.ggarcia9827]

Paul Lonardo very nice personally have two sides

[@kylestewart4444]

Stropping really is the key to achieving and maintaining a razor sharp edge. You can put an amazing mirror edge onto any knife with stones alone but if you really want that final 10%, you have to strop the knife. Also, a strop is invaluable when it comes to maintaining that sharp edge. After using your knives a lot, you can still have a mirror polished bevel that looks great but the apex just doesn’t cut like it used to. That’s when stropping comes into play. With a good strop and some good quality compounds, you can keep a razor sharp edge on your knives for much longer even though you’re actually sharpening the knives far less often. I’ve been telling people to buy a strop even before they buy any stones or any sort of sharpening system. Some people don’t really have the inclination to learn how to fully sharpen their knives but if all they buy is a strop, they can have their knives professionally sharpened and then use nothing but the strop to maintain that professional edge for a pretty long time.

[@peterbennpan7288]

Why is the Bark River compound so expensive?

[@jls2975]

Did you try toothpaste instead of compound ?

[@rokmarkovinovic8653]

Where can I get the Bushcraft knife like yours? Thanks

[@nils-ph3zs]

this is the "enzo trapper"

[@paulbasilio2457]

We are going to get the compounds

[@Pjotr1982]

I soaked the leather with oil, before applying polish paste to it. It is better.

[@theorangebear5809]

my good its old dbk !

[@Clark_808]

Why do some people cut their strop?

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+Jerden Caday I don't know haha. On accident?

[@bantamdude]

Jerden Caday Your supposed to point the edge away, not towards the leather.

[@Clark_808]

Carlos Rodriguez it wasnt that i just seen someone just slice a piece of their strop off

[@jy760402]

black banana?

[@BOOSTEDLASER]

When I do this way my tip always digs in and cuts leather

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

I know this problem. Just slow it down around the tip and try to adjust the angle while you're stropping. some knife tips tend to cut into the leather more easily than others.

[@mapleenderson8541]

@@DutchBushcraftKnives What will happen if i dont start with the tip but from the handle? Whats the difference? Keep up the good work! Cheers

[@concentratedgameplayer938]

please not this intro plz

[@koenschuurmans1509]

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