Thank you for this! I'm a total newbie to the topic, but I have a gorgeous Miyabi Mizu that hasn't seen a stone or a strop (beyond the inside of my forearm) in the three years I've owned it. Time to learn how to take proper care of it.
Very useful. I've learned from you the difference between stropping and sharpening, how to make and use a strop and what to apply and how to the leather. Thanks!
Once you apply a paste or lapping compound you cannot remove it completely, so make sure its the strop you want it on before using it. I usually have two seperate strops for this reason; one for polishing the edge with a compound and another for honing the edge without compound. Hope this helps!
It's a shame such a helpful video only has 297 likes. I think you could get more views, in an honest way, by including #ASMR in your video description or using ASMR as one of the labels for this video.
I use the fine side for stropping knives. This type of stropping is the final process in sharpening or maintaining an edge. The fine side gives much better contact and is superior for this type of application.
Can anyone tell me the micron progression. I have whetstone with the progression from 300 to 8000 grit. I'm have no idea on the diamond progression Thanks.
I know this is a bit late, however. www.techdiamondtools.com/shop/diamond-paste-compound-50-concentration-diamond-powders-h-of-10-grams-11/ A bit down the page there is a conversion chart
i just made my own stop too. but i bought a nice darkish quality leather. i put smooth side up too, but should i have gotten the really light color tooling leather instead? it looked much dryer and not a great quality. will my dark one work good? i got 3.5 micron paste too
Hi Paul. I wouldn't get too hung up on leather type. Some tanning processes that are not veg tanned can be corrosive to non stainless steels but this is more of an issue with sheaths. What you have should be good. People strop on all different kinds of leather and other materials. Probably the most common strops are leather belts. Now that we are putting polishing pastes onto our strops one of the main considerations is the ability of the strop to accept and hold the compound. If your leather is flat and accepts the compound you are onto a winner.
Phil York Knives It accepts it but it was hard to tell since it was darker. my paste was pink unfortunately lol. Also in spreading the past i used a credit card type card i had laying around and it made some low spots appear while spreading paste. how would i fix this? new harder leather or sand the smooth layer down. or maybe a better 2x4 perfectly square and knot free...it was really cheap and easy to make and the rubber feet i scrwed on are re-usable so dont worry about saying i should build again lol. thank you for your response either way and i enjoyed your video i will sub.! take care
I like it a lot. Very effective at keeping knives sharp. It isn’t particularly cheap but it goes a long way. I have not compared it to other brands so I cannot comment on it comparatively.
Phil York Knives thanks! I like the 3 Micron size. Have used Wicked Edge 3.5 but need to by.more. Have 0.5 handamerican but it's the 3micron range I'm need to fill up the stock with. . Thanks!
for the much finer diamond pastes, the smoother the original surface the better. Because it is applied in such a thin layer (especially compared to the block format polishing compounds), the rough side just isn't ideal for this application. With the coarser compounds the rough side is fine since you can build it up. You can't build the diamond pastes up the same way, otherwise you wont get the same performance out of it.
Good thing he made this video, too. Because if people think all there is to it is smearing paste on a strop, that's where they'd get themselves into trouble. In this video, he's very good about explaining the nuances that make the difference between creating an effective strop and making a useless piece of gunked-up leather.
Please do yourselves a favor and try to follow 2 thibgs when usong diamond pastes/sprays: you need to have very fine no grain types of leather and use quality preferably poly-diamond sprays or emulsions, the dia diamond is horrible stay away from dia diamond crap
Thank you for this video. Perfect. Just what I was looking for - straight to the point 👍👍
Thank you for this! I'm a total newbie to the topic, but I have a gorgeous Miyabi Mizu that hasn't seen a stone or a strop (beyond the inside of my forearm) in the three years I've owned it. Time to learn how to take proper care of it.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent. Very sensible, as were your comments about smooth versus rough side of leather for application. Thank you
Thanks Michael. I appreciate the support.
Very useful. I've learned from you the difference between stropping and sharpening, how to make and use a strop and what to apply and how to the leather. Thanks!
spatula = terrifyingly sharp
my leather was somewhat rough, so i guess i gotta rebuild one
Can you give some basic tips on how to maintain a strop and how you'd clean the old paste off
Once you apply a paste or lapping compound you cannot remove it completely, so make sure its the strop you want it on before using it. I usually have two seperate strops for this reason; one for polishing the edge with a compound and another for honing the edge without compound. Hope this helps!
I belive mineral oil helps clean it for when you want to reapply another layer of paste.. but you can never go back to pure leather.
It's a shame such a helpful video only has 297 likes. I think you could get more views, in an honest way, by including #ASMR in your video description or using ASMR as one of the labels for this video.
Che legno posso usare al posto del balsa?
The type of wood is not important. It just needs to be flat.
Did you put the paste on fine side or rough side ? someone help .
I use the fine side for stropping knives. This type of stropping is the final process in sharpening or maintaining an edge. The fine side gives much better contact and is superior for this type of application.
Can anyone tell me the micron progression.
I have whetstone with the progression from 300 to 8000 grit.
I'm have no idea on the diamond progression
Thanks.
I know this is a bit late, however. www.techdiamondtools.com/shop/diamond-paste-compound-50-concentration-diamond-powders-h-of-10-grams-11/ A bit down the page there is a conversion chart
.5 after your 8k stone then .25.
Great video 👍 Thanks
i just made my own stop too. but i bought a nice darkish quality leather. i put smooth side up too, but should i have gotten the really light color tooling leather instead? it looked much dryer and not a great quality. will my dark one work good? i got 3.5 micron paste too
Hi Paul. I wouldn't get too hung up on leather type. Some tanning processes that are not veg tanned can be corrosive to non stainless steels but this is more of an issue with sheaths. What you have should be good. People strop on all different kinds of leather and other materials. Probably the most common strops are leather belts. Now that we are putting polishing pastes onto our strops one of the main considerations is the ability of the strop to accept and hold the compound. If your leather is flat and accepts the compound you are onto a winner.
Phil York Knives It accepts it but it was hard to tell since it was darker. my paste was pink unfortunately lol. Also in spreading the past i used a credit card type card i had laying around and it made some low spots appear while spreading paste. how would i fix this? new harder leather or sand the smooth layer down. or maybe a better 2x4 perfectly square and knot free...it was really cheap and easy to make and the rubber feet i scrwed on are re-usable so dont worry about saying i should build again lol. thank you for your response either way and i enjoyed your video i will sub.! take care
How do you like the 3micron DMT paste?
I like it a lot. Very effective at keeping knives sharp. It isn’t particularly cheap but it goes a long way. I have not compared it to other brands so I cannot comment on it comparatively.
Phil York Knives thanks! I like the 3 Micron size. Have used Wicked Edge 3.5 but need to by.more. Have 0.5 handamerican but it's the 3micron range I'm need to fill up the stock with. . Thanks!
Why skin side up ? I thought it’s supposed to be flesh side up ? Thanks
for the much finer diamond pastes, the smoother the original surface the better. Because it is applied in such a thin layer (especially compared to the block format polishing compounds), the rough side just isn't ideal for this application. With the coarser compounds the rough side is fine since you can build it up. You can't build the diamond pastes up the same way, otherwise you wont get the same performance out of it.
How to apply diamond paste on a leather strop with a spatula? ??He put some paste on a spatula ,smeared around leather ...and he made a film about it.
Yes Phil did. Where is your vid?
Why were you even watching this then?
CRITICAL COWARD
Good thing he made this video, too. Because if people think all there is to it is smearing paste on a strop, that's where they'd get themselves into trouble. In this video, he's very good about explaining the nuances that make the difference between creating an effective strop and making a useless piece of gunked-up leather.
Please do yourselves a favor and try to follow 2 thibgs when usong diamond pastes/sprays: you need to have very fine no grain types of leather and use quality preferably poly-diamond sprays or emulsions, the dia diamond is horrible stay away from dia diamond crap
Can you enlighten us further on your statements?