All About Strops for Woodworking
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- The strop changed my woodworking forever. Having a good stropping system will keep your tools sharper and make the work faster. in this video we will be looking at different types of strops, types of honing compound, what buffing compound is best, how to make a strop, and much more.
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I recently found a scrap of leather at a local market and got it for 2€. I got green compound off of Amazon and, boy, what a difference it makes! Night and day. I couldn't have imagined it. Nice video explaining the details!
Right on. it is so simple but produces amazing results!
I use either the Green compound or I also have very good results with the White Tormex compound in a tube. It cuts very fast and works very well.
I have an MDF benchhook and use the back of that. Space is tight in a UK home workshop!
nice. I love those multi use tools!
I just received my Wood by Wright strop yesterday. The stiffer leather works a lot better than soft stuff I had picked up in a craft store.
Sweet man. glad to hear you got it. thanks!
great job at demystifying the shop. My only request is that in future you show using the inside of your belt, like you mention. Not being kinky, I just think that's a top example of how straightforward it is.
I had an antique barber strop around the shop with two different grades of leather. I glued each of them to a hardwood strip and I keep it hanging on the wall of the shop. I'm going to get one of yours as well. Thanks James.
thnaks Bill That means a lot!
Your little ditty at the end sold me on getting a strop. Awesome work.
LOL thanks man! I had to do that one!
@@WoodByWright your video cleared up a lot for me about strops. I'm gonna pre-order one.
My sharpening skills definitely need a boost - maybe this presentation is just what I need..... he says in anxious anticipation!
Woot woot. it changed my woodworking once I got a handle on it.
I have a barbers strop, leather and canvas, which I use on short blade things like penknives. As for the regular woodworkers/leather workers strops, I also use them loose/unmounted for the same reasons you do. They are game changers for anyone that uses sharp-edged tools.
So true. I have a barbers strop for my shaving razor.
@@WoodByWright Not my immediate assumption considering a chap that sports a crumb-catcher would have a cutthroat shaving razor. But, of course, maybe the head or should I not ask.
@@GaryWall Yup the head gets shaved in the summer!
LISTEN UP!! This man knows strong magic folks.
So many arguments about sharpening and so many different ways to do it. My setup is much the same as yours, other than I use 400 grit then 1000 grit diamond stones then strop. This produces Samurai paper slicing sharpness. I use tool rolls for leather. They are £5 on Ebay in the UK and are perfect for strop making.
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thanks man! there are so many good ways to get it done. It is always awesome when someone finds the way that works for them.
So.... being lazy as I am, I just ordered a kit from you! Here's to many years of sharp chisels and planes! Thanks! Look forward to some great videos in 2019.
Thanks man that means a lot!
Nice! All the strop questions answered in one place!
Sweet man. that is what I trided to do but I am sure there are more to come.
Thanks James...I found very helpful the simple idea of leaving the leather on what should be an absolutely flat work bench...
thanks Jett!
Bought a cheap belt, made 3 strops out of it. Glued to a piece of square stock for easy clamping in the vice. Its soft leather, would be nice to expierence some hard leather for comparison.
I'd love to see a video on how you make your own compound! I really like the idea of being able to make my own materials for wood and leather working.
I am hoping to do that soon. I am about to make some new molds to show how I do that.
The horse butt or shell is practical because the occasional minor oopsies only leave shallow scratches and nicks. I use horse butt, smooth side up, for my razor. Charged with chrome ox but wiped off with leather so there is no hint of green or wax. The only way you can visually tell it is charged is by the black streaks of steel that form over time.
IMO, rough side up "cake top" strops are more aggressive and more forgiving of mistakes/cuts. They are also dirtier. I keep one of these in the garage shop.
Hey James! Great video to pass on to others! I use the softer leather like Paul Sellers when I come off the diamond plates. In between, I keep a cut of an old belt on the bench when I am working. It molds to the shape that I need when I use the gouges and is small enough to stay out of the way.
Got to love the old belt!
Thanks for the info james
Thanks man. My pleasure.
Good video.
In an old book, I saw the recommendation to use a piece of bare aluminum plate as a strop (with no compound). The theory is that the molecularly-fine aluminum oxide that forms on the surface of the aluminum will buff your tool, and with no round-over. Never tried it, but thought it was interesting.
that would be an interesting one to try.
You can strop on green or red painted surfaces. Green paint uften uses chromeox as the pigment. Red paint commonly contans iron oxide.
Strops … will prolly always be a confusing subject. As usual, I find subjects relating to my new hobby to be not nearly so bad as first thought. Thank you!!
so true!
Yes I’d like to see you make the compound
That video is coming up as soon as I finish the new mold.
My WbW strop and compound came in the mail, watching this to remember all about strops
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Once you charge a strop with one type of compounds, say course, can you ever charge it with a different compound for example a fine or superfine compound?
Sure. But if you go from a course to a fine, you might want to make sure you clean it out first with a wire brush or card scraper.
Recently I discovered your Chanel and let me tell you this stuff it's a gold of mine, the wood working it's now a hobby for me and with your help the progress it's getting easier!
I was wondering what diamond plate you are using in the video at 6:00 ? you mentioned that the last it's 12k but the rest no so I want to know what to use are you using 600 and 1000 the first and second? The final it's 12k
with diamonds the grit number is not solid, it is normally give or take 20% because they cut differently then normal stones. here are the ones I use. www.woodbywright.com/tool-suggestions/sharpening
@@WoodByWright thanks for the info 🙏
Really good presentation.The importance of stropping is not emphasized enough. Thanks.
So true. thanks!
Great tips, especially the strop for the carving tools. Thanks man.
Thanks.
I have an question that I have not answered adequately for myself...and that is how much oil to use on the strop before the compound... a little mineral oil does seem to create a very nice slurry and expedite the transfer of the compound to the strop...What is your sense...Thanks James...
I do not use oil at all. I find it makes a mess and does not help the cutting at all. On top of that it makes the compound not adhear to the strop and you have to keep adding more. Bit that is just my opinion.
Thanks Mister Wright.
my pleasure
can you also use a tube of polish past
sure. there are actually a few made specifically for it. though I know guys that use headlight polish. it is a bit more expensive as you go through more of it, but works!
Very very very excellent I like it
Well done - simplified conversation on wide wild world of strops! However... should have had the kids do the song and dance routine at the end... 🤪
LOL that would have been a good one. I need backup singers!
Another great lesson - keep up the good work!
thanks man!
I saw an old saddle in an antique store. It was small and had many relatively loose layers that could be cut off. It was $25. Would this work?
Sure. Just about any substrate will work. In general the harder the leather the better.
Yes! Thank you! You answered a bunch of my questions
Thanks man. My pleasure.
Very Nice Video! I've been a long time watcher/listener and fan, keep up the great work!
Thanks man. That means a lot.
Great video, essential information for newbies :). I like to strop using an MDF wheel on my bench grinder
now that is the fast way!
@@WoodByWright definitely. The grinder is plugged into a foot operated dead-man switch, so it turns on as soon as I walk up to it
I know you mentioned using wood as a strop works too but I wonder what other option there may be for a vegan strop. I know there may be people who are getting into woodworking and would prefer a vegan option. I've heard denim works so taking an old pair of jeans and cutting out a strip from it too use as a strop but not sure if that works well or not.
Pretty much any flat surface or surface that can be made flat and can hold buffing compound will work fine. If I had to pick a vegan method I would probably go with mdf.
Nice video, thanks for sharing this will help me out when I get my carving tools.
9:45 oh lord the dad joke! Hahaha maybe you should "think it oh-over" before doing that! bahaha
Thanks James a very helpful video
thanks. my pleasure!
It was educational! Thank you!
Thanks! my pleasure
Horse but leather is hard but man does it sharpen
It is good stuff!
Excellent resource
thanks!
Thanks for the info James! 👍🏻👊🏻
any time Fred!
thank you
any time Walter!
Thanks for sharing that
I have leather, not butt though, dont like it as much as my hard board and mdf I have heat charged. I have not tried hors, I'd like to.
I'm about to buy a brand new Wood River plane. Is there any use for a strop on the sole in the process of flattening? Would it make any difference?
no it would not make any difference. I never take a sole any higher then 400 and most of the time I stop at 200. It is going to get all scratched up quickly.
Great idea!!!!!! cheers...rr(and thanks James)
thanks Richard!
Great outro
thanks. I had a bit too much fun with this one!
I dont know what I would do without my strops.
Gotta spoon knife / hook knife, do you have a vid on sharpening it ??
I have shown it in a few videos but I have never done a video specifically for it. I have a live called how to sharpen anything and I go over it in that.
WILL SEE IF I CAN FIND THAT AND WILL WATCHY AGAIN
I’ve seen some carvers who charge the strop then warm the compound with a heat gun,would you recommend this?
It helps work it into the leather a bit more. I don't find it to be functionality beneficial.
Hi James, I live in the UK, with all the hassle with international laws do you ship to the UK?
Sure do. I sent a couple to the UK on the last order.
Dumb question but what brand watch are you wearing?
it is a garmin fenix 5X commonly used for ultra runners. (my other hobby)
Love it man, I won't be wasting my money on a 8-12,000 grit water stone. I've been stropping on MDF, but I'm on the hunt for horse butt leather. Would you say your tools are sharp enough to cut tight dovetails in pine? I work a lot in pine
nice. Yes for soft pine I use a 20 degree chisel and can slice the end grain with out the slightest tearout. got to be crazy sharp for the soft pines!
I too have a hard time removing Christmas lights...
LOL yup why take down a good thing!
I want a carbonite compound! How can I get one?
I am hoping to have them for sale around the end of this month. When I do I will put out a video showing how I make my own polishing compound.
Can you use a strop without the compound?
You can, but it is very slow cutting. So it takes a lot longer if you are coming from a lower grit (
I gave this a try, myself. IMO, bare leather efficiently removes most of a fine wire edge and it will realign minor dings. If you sharpened to a fine enough grit, you will be fine with just that. But the compound produces a polish and makes a shaving edge last longer between maintenance. I hope James doesnt mind me adding my 2 cents.
Looking forward to this one but wondering what your thoughts on faux leather strops are?
not my favorite but they work great. I use to use just a scrap of wood.
@@WoodByWright Watching this vid now and so I'm seeing :)
Definitely need a carbonite compound! :)
LOL I will be making them up here soon.
where do you ship?
the whole world. though some countries cost as much for shipping as the strop.
@@WoodByWright how about Finland 😅
τι δερμα χρησιμοποιεις για το ακονισμα φιλε μου?καλη χρονια
αυτό είναι που μιλάμε για το βίντεο, αλλά το προτιμώμενο δέρμα μου είναι άλογο άκρη.
You have many talents @@WoodByWright
Нормально
Спасибо!
"Somethign Funney Should Be Here"
love playing with the tital cards!
✔👍👍💜
if your old enough to remember the barbers used a leather strop before you got a shave
oh ya. i got one of those for my strait.
0:14 Trolling the Spelling Nazis?
Always!
Bought a cheap belt, made 3 strops out of it. Glued to a piece of square stock for easy clamping in the vice. Its soft leather, would be nice to expierence some hard leather for comparison.
got to love the great old belt leather!