Ed Twilbeck Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 Question should I clean old compound off old strops or just add more compound . I have been told it is okay to do both, or either. Any and all answers will be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 Good question, Ed. I do not have a real answer, but if you are changing quality or "grit" then maybe changing strops or cleaning it would be a good practice. I use a piece of cardboard such as from cereal boxes and charge it with a stick of compound. When the cardboard gets cut up or the waxy compound gets really dirty, I just change the cardboard. The leather strop that I have is not fine enough for my tiny tools, just the carpenter tools. And, I lost the little bottle of dust that came with the strop, years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Twilbeck Posted August 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) For my small tools I use a block of wood. Just like the cardboard. If you have gouges or V tools you can cut the shape of your tools into the wood, add your compound to the shape, honing comes easy and good. Will come back with pictures later, if you wish. Edited August 18, 2021 by Ed Twilbeck Added photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsto1 Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 I've been using the same flex cut combo as in Ed's pic for years....I clean it off with a tooth brush now and then and I'm amazed it's still intact. I love the yellow compound that comes with it..better than Zam even. I have never heard of using cardboard, but I've had the same problem Janel mentioned, I'm gonna try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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