Stropping Block | Grain Leather

This strop has the grain side (skin side) facing upwards. Both the split and grain sides work equally well for ordinary stropping. However, we prefer the skin side upwards if you plan to load the strop with diamond paste, because it is easier to clean over time.

Stropping block with aqua-green leather from Tärnsjö Garveri, vegetable-tanned for maximum stropping performance. The leather is mounted on an oak base. The wooden base has been treated with paraffin oil and beeswax for protection and lustre.

The stropping block acts like an additional stone that you can use quickly and easily to remove the final burr and achieve a razor-sharp result.

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

A generously sized leather strop that gives knives their final razor-sharp finish. The strop uses leather of the highest quality (vegetable-tanned in Tärnsjö), and we warmly recommend it as a complement to basic sharpening.

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

2. Place the knife at the start of the strop and draw the blade forwards. Note: Move the blade away from the edge, the opposite of a cutting motion. Then turn the blade over and repeat. Do this a handful of times until the edge feels truly sharp.

Use the same angle as the knife's primary edge. If you are unsure of the angle, a rule of thumb is that Japanese knives have an angle of around 15 degrees. Also try to keep each stroke as even as possible.

If you really want to take your stropping further, you can apply diamond paste to the strop. This gives a stronger abrasive effect and gives the edge an almost unreal bite.