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Hi guys,
On a lot of knife sharpening videos and forums, guys use chromium oxide, (or other similar "sharpening compound" /"lapping compound"/ "honing compound" / "honing paste").
It's an fine abrasive compound that's used to charge a cloth strop or even just put on a piece of board as a fine finish to knives or razors.
Do you know where this can be acquired in NZ? Or a similar product?
This is an example of the stuff https://www.amazon.com/Green-Chrome-.../dp/B003E65XYU
Cheers
i have some compound that i got from a shaver shop. leaves a beautiful edge
You can just but it of Amazon. Shipping is cheap as of the right seller. I bought a strop and Comound for like 25 delivered. Alternatively I can just lop some of mine and send it down for postage. You don't need much.
Once you learn to strop with compound on leather it will change you life. Takes a knife from sharp to hairpopping razor
You can buy it from shops that sell grinders/polishing wheels, there's a place right around the corner from me, get a large block quite cheap, theses is different compounds for different steels, I.e. Stainless or carbon.
PPS in Penrose is the place to go.
Polishing Compounds
I have tried several of their polishing compounds but the one that I now use exclusively is a German 800 grit paste on a leather strop. Interestingly it is not on their web site, and wasn't when I bought it a couple of years back. It was about $40 and has enough compound to keep 3-4 users going for a lifetime. If you want, I can take a photo of the pot and post it.
I like it because you can spread it onto the strop with your finger, it loads up into the leather really well, I let it dry a bit, and then start stropping. It looks like Rotorua mud, and you don't actually feel it cutting, but it will produce a wicked edge.
Where do you get a leather strop from? Knife shop? Or is any old belt ok? Never gone there.
I just use a piece of leather tacked to a bit of ply... with autosol... I'm looking for some rubbing compound. ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Sweet i'll cut some off the couch :D
Would anyone like to sell me some? ??? Send a pm :) :)
Thanks for your replies.
Interesting...this guy tests a bunch of abrasive household products against a honing compound.
I was told that toothpaste is a good abrasive but he says it's shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lraRP6xV7u0
I know toothpaste is bloody good for getting the smell of rabbit guts of your hands.... handy hint#73...Quote:
Originally Posted by samusugiru
@Gibo, unless you have a convex grind on your knife you need to look at having some form of backing to your strop.
Glue it to some wood etc. Different leathers have different pore and grain structure, horse and kangaroo are the preferred ones for strops.
Balsa wood glued onto a backer also makes a very good strop.
Im already over it bro :D sounds like more work for slim gains ;) me jap stone is all good:D
Stropping is next level sharp, well worth it.
DLT Standard Double Sided Leather Paddle Strop Sharpening Kit - DLT Trading
What I use. All of my edges are convex, but they work on anything.
yes stropping is brilliant. It's so quick and easy and stretches out the time between stone sharpening significantly. And as ebf says, it really puts the final sharp on a sharp knife. I have a piece of leather I got off Hamish @HGD and it works well. I don't even have it glued to anything, I just lay it out flat on my marble kitchen bench top. Seems to do the job but I keep thinking I should probably glue it to a piece of wood only I've loaded up both sides with compound now.:oh noes:
Seriously. ..just a bit... I'll swap for venison. ... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggun708
I have always stropped knives, chisels and plane blades on my hand. My father and grandfathers (all tradesmen cabinet makers) always did it that way. Stropping is done to remove the feather edge left by stoning rather than actual sharpening, however if you want a razor edge (and also fragile) then a hard leather strop and fine abrasive paste would do the job.
Here is the compound I am using. Found it way better than any of the 'solid' stick type compounds.
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Made my own strops out of some 12mm ply and a strip of leather
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Wolf River. They are a bit of a collectors item now.Quote:
Originally Posted by hotbarrels
That's what I do grandfather taught me that wayQuote:
Originally Posted by gundoc
@Biggun708 Pm me your Addy, I'll send you some. Freezers full so will trade you some for some urewera trade secrets:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggun708
Yes, this one was rather hard to find. After months of searching, I found a dealer that had two new ones on the shelf - first production run. You don't see them coming up second hand anywhere either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
Looking back, I should have bought both. Great little knife.
Pretty sure I can whip a few cms of my block, what's your address?Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggun708
PPS Industries are listed as the NZ agents. No idea if they stock itQuote:
Originally Posted by hotbarrels
Yes, PPS are they agents, and that's where I purchased it from. You only need a little dab of it on your finger to keep a preloaded strop going. The big dig marks in the photo was where I fished some out into other containers for my brothers to use.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6x47
It is available. Just ordered some from PPS.
@hotbarrelsQuote:
Originally Posted by hotbarrels
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They also do 600, 360, 280, 150 and something below that if you want a courser polish.Quote:
Originally Posted by TeRei
Nick d got me covered thanks heaps for the offer!Quote:
Originally Posted by hotbarrels
Very good service from PPS. Friendly, helpful and super quick. Big tick for them if anyone thinking of buying.
