Stropping and Honing Compound Guide for Leather Strops

Navigating the world of stropping compound, honing compound, and lapping compound can be confusing if you are new to sharpening your knives. This video goes over one of the biggest misconceptions that will confuse many people when picking the right honing compound for their tools.
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00:16 - Green stropping compound grit
01:20 - Different Stropping Compounds
02:21 - Stropping compound comparison
02:49 - What color stropping compound to use
04:26 - Different Color Stropping Compounds
05:39 - Tips for beginners
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[@CarvingisFun]

For a complete stopping compound color guide, check out

[@robohippy]

One would think that the industry would have grit ranges per color, not all of them different colors and different grits. But NOOOOOOOO! that would be too easy...

[@dawhoda1]

Keep the same, next thing he does is break out shitload of other colors😆🤦‍♂️

[@BespokeCarpentry]

It is absolutely incredible the amount of information you compile to share with others. Thank you. Definitely love the content.

[@MikeAG333]

Whilst abroad on holiday I found myself unexpectedly needing to sharpen some chisels and a plane. Honing with the tool-owner's stones was no problem, but stropping was entirely lost on him, and on all of the local DIY outlets. Eventually, I used toothpaste on some MDF, and it worked an absolute treat. So, I'm looking forward to your video where you compare toothpaste with Brasso and paint-cutting compounds such as T Cut.

[@kit2770]

Question from a newbie: Of the various products out there, how common is it for a stropping compound to pose some level of health risk?

[@premnas651]

Regarding the Bark River compounds: there are very few edges or steels in which I can tell any difference between the green and white compounds, so I typically only use the black and green (coming off a 2K Chosera). This suits me just fine because the white bar I have is so dry and hard and chalky that it's difficult to apply to the strop. It seems tailor made for a buffing wheel, rather than a strop.

[@ryanbeard1119]

What are the abrasives

[@lynzee716]

Beaver craft needs to post your video on their channel

[@Narque]

everytime i order beavercraft compound from amazon it always comes grey and moldy looking... so i keep returning it

[@ABrain313]

I ordered the Beavercraft leather strop with 2 compound, white and green. But instead of the green compound, they sent me a gray one. I couldn't find anything online about beavercraft's gray compound. Do you know what grit it could be?

[@andersoncesario26]

Thank you very much for all the useful tips and for sharing that page with all the companies/different grits🤘

[@wallishampson]

Breaking that down on your website is SO nice. There has always been a lot of mystery around the brands and grits. THANK YOU

[@ashtonk2k220]

Thanks as someone getting into carving this was really helpful orrderd one should be here tomorrow

[@perniciouspete4986]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@2371Anita]

Very informative for beginners! 👌 Excellent!

[@19jamesbradshaw92]

I didn't expect to see this many options 🤣🤣 thanks

[@versoarmamentcompany]

Great video

[@robertcutburth3745]

There's a compound called Zam that I've been using for over 30 years on strips and buffing wheels, works great and doesn't cost much. Add it to your list. Good video.

[@area51.52]

Thanks, man. The grits and compounds vs CBN and Diamond Emulsions can get really confusing.