Stropping Block | Diamond Paste

Leather strop, loaded with 6 micron diamond paste. This gives the strop a greater abrasive effect and the edge gets an almost unreal bite.

The strop has the grain side (leather side) facing up. For regular, natural stropping, both the flesh and grain sides work equally well. However, we prefer to have the leather side up when using diamond paste as it is easier to clean the strop over time. The pre-loaded diamond paste lasts a very long time. It is always difficult to say how long, as we sharpen at different frequencies, but in principle, the effect lasts as long as a sharpening stone.

Strop block with burgundy-colored leather from Tärnsjö tannery, vegetable-tanned for maximum sharpening effect. The leather is mounted on an oak wood base. The wood base has been treated with paraffin oil and beeswax for both protection and luster.

The strop block acts as an extra stone that you quickly and easily use to remove the final burr and enjoy a razor-sharp result.

Dimensions: 212 x 66 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight: 210 grams

A generously sized leather strop that gives knives that final razor-sharp finish. The strop is of the highest possible leather quality (vegetable-tanned from Tärnsjö) and we highly recommend this strop as a complement to basic sharpening.

1. Place the strop in front of you on a non-slip surface, or place it in a sharpening stone holder.

2. Place the knife at the beginning of the strop and draw the blade forward. Note: You should draw the blade away from the edge, as opposed to a cutting motion! Then flip the blade and repeat the movement. Do this a handful of times until the edge feels really sharp.

Remember to use the same angle as the knife's primary edge is sharpened with. If you are unsure of the angle, a rule of thumb is that Japanese knives have an angle of about 15 degrees. Also try to achieve as even a stroke as possible.