I was looking for videos to help me understand how to make, prepare, and use a leather strop, and I found this- Not what I was looking for exactly, but I'm glad I found it. Really fun to watch and helped me calm down :3 (Yes, I was stressing over not knowing much about leather strops)
This is an outstanding tutorial video. If you can make a tutorial video that explains everything without having to talk, then you have accomplished your goal. You get my like.
You know it's those step-by-step instructions that help so very much. The way you went on in such detail. Explaining the the least minutiae. Just so educational. Oh wait that was another Channel. This when you just built it without explaining what you were doing. Nevermind
Fantastic video. I've just moved into a new workshop and started to make a lot of my own woodworking tools. This is going to be one thing that I defiantly make. Thanks man.
Great video. I am a knife guy and a woodworker guy as well. This is the first video I have seen where the person shows how to treat the leather and even sand it to make it have the perfect surface before adding compound. THANKS for good info.
+Canadian Cutting Edge Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate that, even more coming from a knife guy. I did quite a lot research to understand how to make a proper leather strop. I'm glad you could learn something. Regards!
Thanks for your comment Terry. I tought about that but I decided to make it simplier. Otherwise, I made another one from a dowel for all curved cutting tools like the hook knife. Regards!
Hi! Great and very useful video. Can I aks something? What is the purpose to threat the leather with a mineral oil? And if I use hard stropping compaund (not liquid) should I threat the leather with oil too?
Hay varias tiendas artesanales en el barrio del Born. No te se decir nombres pero déjate caer por allí y seguro que encuentras más de una donde venden restos.
+BoSs ZaPp I though that would be better to use only hand tools in an easy project like this that many people could be interested in. Thanks for your comment!
Very nice! I already get my knives pretty dang sharp just using sharpening stones, maybe it's time to make one of these and bring my blades to another level.
With having leather on both sides were they both sanded to 500 grit? And one side is just oiled for final and the other has the stropping compound on it?? Do you recommend a certain brand for the stropping compound?
@@johnnymotley6468 He used Tormek Honing Compound. you can buy online or in most shops related to woodworking or sharpening stuffs. www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Tormek+Honing+Compound&_sacat=0
I just picked up a work sharp sharpener the manual and the Ken Onion electric system. And don’t get me wrong both work VERY well. BUT the last part IS the finishing touch and that’s the leather strop. I ended up with some extra leather from a welding apron I bought at harbor freight. I took that extra strip of leather put it on a 2x4 and ran my pocket knife across it 3 times on both sides. And that took a already extremely sharp knife to a literal razor.
So is there any clue how long we have to grind those leather with sandpaper? And do we have to apply strop compound and oil every time before use?or one time only? Thanks for the answers.
I start with coarser grit to flatten the leather. Then I go finer just to refine leather finish. You only need to reapply strop compund or oil when you see the leather dry.
@@WoodworkingBarcelona wow I still got replied for 4 years old video, what a good man! Thanks for the answers. But finally I just bought stropper from e-commerce, and it's make me confuse a bit, because they made inside leather for the outside not like yours. What do u think? Do you ever strop with inside leather? How it performs compare to outside leather?
i am making one too. got a nice piece of leather one side smooth other rough. going to put smooth side up. do i need to sand it? Will it work good if i don't? its pretty nice leather. not a hard smooth but i nice supple smooth. do i want it a bit rougher by sanding? i have 150 grit sandpaper laying around. or can i leave it
Hi... Two questions. What kind of sand paper do you use to sand the leather? What products do you use? Especially the one that you spread all over the leather at the end. The one before putting the honing compound. Is it a sort of a oil? Thanks
Hi, I use regular sandpaper to smooth the leather surface. At the end I apply some polishing compound from Tormek on one of the strop faces. I hope it helps.
Buen trabajo. Tengo alguna duda, si no te importa responder te lo agradecería. Has utilizado la flor de la piel para ambas partes del asentador o flor y carnaza? Que tipo de aceite le das? Y que tipo de crema? Gracias y un saludo
La verdad es que en cualquier tienda de cuero o mercados textiles encontrarás sobras perfectamente válidas para este proyecto. Es especialmente importante el grosor
Good idea to have smooth leather on one side and courser leather on the other side. I know my barber used to have 2 sided Strop attached to the barber chair. The two pieces of leather were different. One course one finer. Both ends had a large ring holding the two leather pieces together.
I liked the video so per your request I "liked', commented, and subscribed. Your finished strop is quite nice and professional looking. I ordered a piece of 2" wide veg tan with the intention of making a strop. After watching your video I think will follow your example. Thanks, great video.
LLuis - My favorite video of yours yet. Creative lighting and camera. Simple build, complete instructions and a great result. Keep it up my friend! Chris in Seattle
Thank you Chris for your encouraging words. I think this project will be very useful for a lots of people. Thanks for come and comment and good luck with the giveaway. Regards!
What kind of glue are you using to glue the leather to the wood.? And is that oil,? Or Water that you sprinkled onto the leather.? What was that Blue strips that you used also Please explain thanks
+MyREDTAIL It's contact cement but you can also use PVA glue or epoxy as well. During the flattening process I sprayed water. For finishing it I applied mineral oil. That blue strips are just blue tape.
Of course, stropping your razors is a must-do step before any quality shave. I recommend you to sand the leather to flatten it and obtain a better stropping result. Regards!
Gracias! El aceite de linaza definitivamente no porque crea pelicula y lo que en realidad te interesa del aceite es que hidrats el cuero para hacerlo flexible y resistents. Para ello el mejor es el aceite mineral. Por otra parte, como compuesto de astentado del filo del oxido de cromo es una muy buena opción. Espero que te ayude, un saludo.
It appears that you used the smooth side up...correct? Is this because of paste strop compound? Would the strop chalk work also? Please explain.... Mike
Me alegro que te haya servido. En general cada cual te recomendará una pasta distinta. Personalmente he probado unas cuantas y todas acaban haciendo su función. Un saludo!
Love the video. Great production. Can you tell me the dimensions of the piece of wood and the piece of leather you used? They look to be the perfect size and I'd like to try it myself. Thanks!
Hello! What is the reason to have leather on both sides of the strop? Do you have different grits on each side? If yes, which ones? Should the knife first be stropped on the coarse side and then on the finer side a bit like a sharpening stone? Thank you!!
Yes I do Juan. One side is for the polishing compound and the other one is only leather for the final stroping touch. You have to do it in this sequence.
@@WoodworkingBarcelona Thank you! So you strop the blade on the compound side first and then on the leather only side. I also wanted to know if you sanded the leather with the same grit (up to 500) on both sides?
Woodworking Barcelona OK got one more lol. Why did you oil one side of the leather? My guess is so it doesn't ware as easy and the compound stays more on top, just couroius as I've never seen it done before.
Whetstones periodically need to be re-flattened to maintain effectiveness. Do you find you ever need to do this with your leather strop? If so, is there a process you use, or is it just a case of repeating the initial steps? (so impressed with quality of video, and instruction, I has to subscribe)
Bones! Doncs cola de contacte. Però en realitat pots usar tambe Epoxi i inclús cola blanca tipus PVA. Totes elles tenen un rendiment similar en una aplicació així. Salut!
is a strop really necessary though? I ask as I have used my own strop on and off, but then I got myself a series of diamond plates from 240grit to 3000grit.....and at 3000 grit you have a mirror finish and can cut newspaper too. So I wonder can i really get sharper than that with the strop after the 3000 grit?
+Andrew Espie-Whitburn you just need to try it and solve that matter. I have a Japanese stone with 8000 grit and I assure you strop leaves a finer job on the edge.
thank you for the reply. Since writing my comment I have gone back to the strop, and watched some other videos on how people strop, and have found what you are saying to be true. I think my technique perhaps was wrong before, but I do agree, I can now see an improvement in the blade edge. Thanks
I have another couple questions lol. What is the little tool called that you use at 2:17 to shave the edge of the leather? Is it a mini plane of some kind? Also do you make both sides of the strop leather smooth or is one fluffy? Thanks in advance!
+Neek Procek Hi there! Answering to your first question, indeed it's a small handplane y bought in Japan back in 2014 for 3$. About the second question, I tried to get same finish on the two faces, except by I only applied polishing compound only in one.
Were did you hear a single description? There were no words, not one syllable of explanation of what happened, what he is using or what you do with it. The videography is great - the explanations are non-existent. Looks like a nice product though, perhaps you could overlay some explanations and resubmit it...
I didn't know it was possible to make a knife sharpener from leather, is there a specific type of leather to use ? does it make a difference if the leather comes from sheep goat ... etc
+Hassan Arzouni (HaZo) Hi Hassan. I'm not an expert at all so I ignore if there's a specific kind of leather for this purpose. Anyway, I recommend to use non treated leather because you need to prepare it (flattening) and as much as thick as you can find. Maybe there's someone who could add some light to this subject. Regards!
Great tutorial! Was the second side bare leather or oiled? Where can I find stropping compound as opposed to polishing compound or should I just use Flitz?
I've never seen anyone sand the leather and I've never seen anyone use the smooth side up for the side that's going to have the stropping compound on it. Interesting. I didn't like my last strop so I'm looking for a new way to make them. I'll give this a try. When you are sanding the text says "150 to 500 grit". Does that mean any sandpaper in that range or "Start with 150 and progress to 500"?
I've seen that technique before so it's not my idea at all am it really works for me so that's why I share it. Indeed, I started from 150 grit and progressively went till I get to 500. Good luck!
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I was looking for videos to help me understand how to make, prepare, and use a leather strop, and I found this- Not what I was looking for exactly, but I'm glad I found it. Really fun to watch and helped me calm down :3 (Yes, I was stressing over not knowing much about leather strops)
love seeing guys still using vintage cordless tools
This is an outstanding tutorial video. If you can make a tutorial video that explains everything without having to talk, then you have accomplished your goal. You get my like.
+Tama Toa I truly thank your comment Tama!
You know it's those step-by-step instructions that help so very much. The way you went on in such detail. Explaining the the least minutiae. Just so educational. Oh wait that was another Channel. This when you just built it without explaining what you were doing. Nevermind
Sanding the strip is probably the smartest thing I've ever seen
what's the difference between both sides?
Fantastic video. I've just moved into a new workshop and started to make a lot of my own woodworking tools. This is going to be one thing that I defiantly make. Thanks man.
+John Mcclue Sure! You'll be amazed how handy is a good leather strop. Regards!
I was about to sit down to study some French but I guess now I'm making a strop instead.
Haha, I'm sure that break from your studying session was very fruitful!
and maybe buyin a torch also...
Great video. I am a knife guy and a woodworker guy as well. This is the first video I have seen where the person shows how to treat the leather and even sand it to make it have the perfect surface before adding compound. THANKS for good info.
+Canadian Cutting Edge Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate that, even more coming from a knife guy. I did quite a lot research to understand how to make a proper leather strop. I'm glad you could learn something. Regards!
Awesome,what can I use in place of stroping compound?
Very instructive with interesting lighting. I usually radius the edges of one side so I can strop carving chisels. Keep up your informative content.
Thanks for your comment Terry. I tought about that but I decided to make it simplier. Otherwise, I made another one from a dowel for all curved cutting tools like the hook knife. Regards!
What is that yellow tube that squeeze white cream out thta you put on the leather please?
Excellent idea! And doubles as a toy in the bedroom!
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Hi! Great and very useful video. Can I aks something? What is the purpose to threat the leather with a mineral oil? And if I use hard stropping compaund (not liquid) should I threat the leather with oil too?
Muy buen trabajo, sabes donde puedo con un buen cuero para asentador en Barcelona? que pasta de pulir usas? Gracias!
Hay varias tiendas artesanales en el barrio del Born. No te se decir nombres pero déjate caer por allí y seguro que encuentras más de una donde venden restos.
I didn't expect that to be so simple, I'm pretty surprised. I have some leftover leather laying around, I may have to give this a try.
+Hisoka2012 Definitely this is a quick project with very potential improvement to sharpening quality of your tools. Thanks for comment!
Thumbs up for that beautiful blade.
I needed one and started looking through old magazines on how to make one- then your video appeared!
Thanks
That's totally a sign ;) I hope you understool well the whole process. If you have any question or suggestion be free to do so. Regards!
Woodworking Barcelona Thanks, your video is very clear.
Why choose the smooth side vs the rough side?
Estupendo trabajo 🤔 ahora quiero hacerme uno!!👍
+Mikhandmaker Me alegro de que te haya gustado. Como ves no es nada difícil de hacer. Un saludo!
Hi! What kind of contact adhesive did you use? Thanks
Mineral Oil and stropping compound. Did you put this on both sides? Or, one side each?
Great video. I love that you made it all by hand, oldskool. Great job.
+BoSs ZaPp I though that would be better to use only hand tools in an easy project like this that many people could be interested in. Thanks for your comment!
Woodworking Barcelona You are a troue inspirator. Me and my boy are watching your videos all the time. Keep up the good work.
+BoSs ZaPp I really appreciate your kind works. This encourages me a lot. I hope you also enjoy my work in future. Good luck ok the giveaway!
Very nice! I already get my knives pretty dang sharp just using sharpening stones, maybe it's time to make one of these and bring my blades to another level.
Sure! After some work on the stones, use the leather strop and you'll be really impressed with the results. Regards!
Did you use the other side any abrasive paste or powder or just oil? Thanks
On the "clean" side I just hydrate the leather with oil for the final touch.
With having leather on both sides were they both sanded to 500 grit? And one side is just oiled for final and the other has the stropping compound on it?? Do you recommend a certain brand for the stropping compound?
@@johnnymotley6468 He used Tormek Honing Compound. you can buy online or in most shops related to woodworking or sharpening stuffs. www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Tormek+Honing+Compound&_sacat=0
How do you make sure that the sandpaper doesn't contaminate your strop with large grit pieces?
I just picked up a work sharp sharpener the manual and the Ken Onion electric system. And don’t get me wrong both work VERY well. BUT the last part IS the finishing touch and that’s the leather strop. I ended up with some extra leather from a welding apron I bought at harbor freight. I took that extra strip of leather put it on a 2x4 and ran my pocket knife across it 3 times on both sides. And that took a already extremely sharp knife to a literal razor.
Muy bien, gracias. I never would have known to sand it flush or chamfer the edges. Mine will be better now because of this video. Thanks!
I'm glad it served you well
Excellent! Now I can sharpen better than when I typically use my whet stone
Thanks for comment. Of course, before stropping you need to work on the stone. Regards!
So is there any clue how long we have to grind those leather with sandpaper?
And do we have to apply strop compound and oil every time before use?or one time only?
Thanks for the answers.
I start with coarser grit to flatten the leather. Then I go finer just to refine leather finish. You only need to reapply strop compund or oil when you see the leather dry.
@@WoodworkingBarcelona wow I still got replied for 4 years old video, what a good man! Thanks for the answers.
But finally I just bought stropper from e-commerce, and it's make me confuse a bit, because they made inside leather for the outside not like yours. What do u think? Do you ever strop with inside leather? How it performs compare to outside leather?
@@johnrafa7937 I've never use or seen a strop with inside leather face. I'll glad to know if it performs well to you. Regards
i am making one too. got a nice piece of leather one side smooth other rough. going to put smooth side up. do i need to sand it? Will it work good if i don't? its pretty nice leather. not a hard smooth but i nice supple smooth. do i want it a bit rougher by sanding? i have 150 grit sandpaper laying around. or can i leave it
+Paul Lonardo That would depends. If it is flat enough once is glued you don't need to sand it.
Hi... Two questions. What kind of sand paper do you use to sand the leather? What products do you use? Especially the one that you spread all over the leather at the end. The one before putting the honing compound. Is it a sort of a oil? Thanks
Hi, I use regular sandpaper to smooth the leather surface. At the end I apply some polishing compound from Tormek on one of the strop faces. I hope it helps.
Oh yes, and before the polishing compound I hydrate the leather with mineral oil.
@@WoodworkingBarcelona thank you very much!
What grade of white compound did you use please
How many steps did you use between the sandpaper? Anything between 150/500 or just those two?
I wish there was no music so we could enjoy the sound of tools and wood instead.
I hawe Been looking 10-15videos of stropping and your was best to show how its done
Nice music. Would loved to hear a detailed explanation of everything you do 😃
Buen trabajo. Tengo alguna duda, si no te importa responder te lo agradecería. Has utilizado la flor de la piel para ambas partes del asentador o flor y carnaza? Que tipo de aceite le das? Y que tipo de crema? Gracias y un saludo
Gracias. Use el mismo lado, la flor. Aceite mineral. I la pasta de pulido es la tormek. Pero puedes usar muchas igual de válidas. Un saludo.
@@WoodworkingBarcelona Me tomo nota. Gracias
Sweet strop! I made one out of oak and an old leather belt.
+Loris Buschor Thanks!
Thx for showing how to make a leather strop! The flashlight is so we can try this at home in the dark:)
+Jurjen v.d. Meij My pleasure! Good luck on the Ti3 giveaway!
thanks in this video dad taught me a lot👍👍😉
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Hola amigo. Podrías indicar donde conseguir cuero de las mismas características que el que tú has empleado? Gracias
La verdad es que en cualquier tienda de cuero o mercados textiles encontrarás sobras perfectamente válidas para este proyecto. Es especialmente importante el grosor
@@WoodworkingBarcelona Muchas gracias!
Good idea to have smooth leather on one side and courser leather on the other side. I know my barber used to have 2 sided Strop attached to the barber chair. The two pieces of leather were different. One course one finer. Both ends had a large ring holding the two leather pieces together.
I'm a bit late to the party but can I ask what the knife was being sharpened please? Really helpful video, thank for sharing.
I liked the video so per your request I "liked', commented, and subscribed. Your finished strop is quite nice and professional looking. I ordered a piece of 2" wide veg tan with the intention of making a strop. After watching your video I think will follow your example. Thanks, great video.
+Knife and Sheath thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it and inspired you to make one for yourself. Please, let me know how it turn out.
Very cool, that flash light is awesome.
Thank you man! I'm really impressed with this flashlight.
Nice build without power tools. Very functional as well
Yes indeed. From time to time I enjoy those "unplugged" projects in the workshop. Thanks for comment.
Hello! Quality work! How oil impregnated and what size of the working part of the skin in centimeters?
Hi! Aprox 5x15cm. Regards!
Really cool and useful project for razor sharp tools!
Thank you dimitris. It also works on lathe turning tools ;D
Is there a particular type/grade of leather that works best for this application?
+Calvin Schmidt I just use the bigger piece I had. Maybe some leather expert could answer this question. Regards!
What type of drill did you use? I was looking for non electric hand drill just like that
+Sara Chenn It's just a cheap multi head screwdriver with hexagonal drill bit. Regards!
LLuis - My favorite video of yours yet. Creative lighting and camera. Simple build, complete instructions and a great result. Keep it up my friend! Chris in Seattle
Thank you Chris for your encouraging words. I think this project will be very useful for a lots of people. Thanks for come and comment and good luck with the giveaway. Regards!
What kind of glue are you using to glue the leather to the wood.? And is that oil,? Or Water that you sprinkled onto the leather.? What was that Blue strips that you used also Please explain thanks
+MyREDTAIL It's contact cement but you can also use PVA glue or epoxy as well. During the flattening process I sprayed water. For finishing it I applied mineral oil. That blue strips are just blue tape.
can this strop be used for sharpening straight razors for shaving? would I still need to sand the leather?
Of course, stropping your razors is a must-do step before any quality shave. I recommend you to sand the leather to flatten it and obtain a better stropping result. Regards!
Great video, didn't realize a strop would be so useful. That one bright light. Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway.
Thank you Lyle! I bet you it is. It's my pleasure to share small giveaways from time to time. Regards!
Very nice. Super sharp knife !
+jeff hayes And a good carving knife also ;). Thanks for your comment Jeff. Regards!
Where did you find / what do you call that edge beveler @ 2:16? Sweet design, seems much easier to user than a traditional edge beveler tool.
Oh! That one was bought on Japan, really cheap by the way.
¡¡Muy buen video, enhorabuena!!, tengo una pregunta ¿podría servirme aceite de linaza y oxido de cromo?
Gracias! El aceite de linaza definitivamente no porque crea pelicula y lo que en realidad te interesa del aceite es que hidrats el cuero para hacerlo flexible y resistents. Para ello el mejor es el aceite mineral. Por otra parte, como compuesto de astentado del filo del oxido de cromo es una muy buena opción. Espero que te ayude, un saludo.
It appears that you used the smooth side up...correct? Is this because of paste strop compound? Would the strop chalk work also? Please explain.... Mike
Indeed. You can use any polishing paste or strop compunds.
Where’s the best place to buy the leather for this?
Buenas, el mejor video explicativo, por lejos. Pero tengo una duda, sirve cualquier pasta para pulir que sea de grado fino?
Me alegro que te haya servido. En general cada cual te recomendará una pasta distinta. Personalmente he probado unas cuantas y todas acaban haciendo su función. Un saludo!
Love the video. Great production. Can you tell me the dimensions of the piece of wood and the piece of leather you used? They look to be the perfect size and I'd like to try it myself. Thanks!
This vid cleared all my questions about strop making, thank you! :)
I'm glad this helped you Martin!
Hello! What is the reason to have leather on both sides of the strop? Do you have different grits on each side? If yes, which ones? Should the knife first be stropped on the coarse side and then on the finer side a bit like a sharpening stone? Thank you!!
Yes I do Juan. One side is for the polishing compound and the other one is only leather for the final stroping touch. You have to do it in this sequence.
@@WoodworkingBarcelona Thank you! So you strop the blade on the compound side first and then on the leather only side. I also wanted to know if you sanded the leather with the same grit (up to 500) on both sides?
@@juancarrillo3104 Yes I did, both sides were sanded to the same grits.
What adhesive did you use to glue the leather to the wood? and has it held?.
+Ivica Banovic I used contact cement glue and it worked really well. You can also use regular wood glue or Epoxy. Regards!
Woodworking Barcelona thx mate
+Ivica Banovic You're welcome. So be free to ask any questions you may have. Cheers!
Woodworking Barcelona OK got one more lol. Why did you oil one side of the leather? My guess is so it doesn't ware as easy and the compound stays more on top, just couroius as I've never seen it done before.
+Ivica Banovic This is important to hydrate the leather with mineral oil to make it optimum to accept the polishing compound. I hope it helps.
Is it true that the best surface is right below the smooth hide? Is that why you sanded it off?
What type of glue did you use to adhere the leather to the wood?
+Steve Taylor Hi Steve. I used contact cement but you can also use epoxy or even wood glue.
Very nice Video, the sanding of the leather is a good idea, I have to do that to my own strop :)
Hi Tobi! I think it's a critical step (to flatten the leather with sandpaper) if you want really good results. Regards!
Whetstones periodically need to be re-flattened to maintain effectiveness. Do you find you ever need to do this with your leather strop? If so, is there a process you use, or is it just a case of repeating the initial steps? (so impressed with quality of video, and instruction, I has to subscribe)
Once the strop is weared I recommend to make a new one. They are really cheap to make. Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoy this video.
Gràcies per compartir aquests vídeos, quina cola fas servir per enganxar el cuir? Merci
Bones! Doncs cola de contacte. Però en realitat pots usar tambe Epoxi i inclús cola blanca tipus PVA. Totes elles tenen un rendiment similar en una aplicació així. Salut!
is a strop really necessary though? I ask as I have used my own strop on and off, but then I got myself a series of diamond plates from 240grit to 3000grit.....and at 3000 grit you have a mirror finish and can cut newspaper too. So I wonder can i really get sharper than that with the strop after the 3000 grit?
+Andrew Espie-Whitburn you just need to try it and solve that matter. I have a Japanese stone with 8000 grit and I assure you strop leaves a finer job on the edge.
thank you for the reply. Since writing my comment I have gone back to the strop, and watched some other videos on how people strop, and have found what you are saying to be true. I think my technique perhaps was wrong before, but I do agree, I can now see an improvement in the blade edge. Thanks
No problem at all. I'm glad you improve the sharpness of your tools. Regards!
Did both sides of the strop got sanded to the same grit?
+Joel Silva Yes indeed.
The Tormek paste is the only thing you use? No other compound? Love this video!
Only Tormek compound but previously I've experience with green paste. There are many compounds that will do the job. Thanks!
Tormek paste is the same chome paste as Autosol, but autosol is cheaper
I have another couple questions lol. What is the little tool called that you use at 2:17 to shave the edge of the leather? Is it a mini plane of some kind? Also do you make both sides of the strop leather smooth or is one fluffy? Thanks in advance!
+Neek Procek Hi there! Answering to your first question, indeed it's a small handplane y bought in Japan back in 2014 for 3$. About the second question, I tried to get same finish on the two faces, except by I only applied polishing compound only in one.
Hello
Could you please explain what you are doing between 1'54 and 2'25? And of course what you use to do that ... ;-) thx
Sorry for my English ^^
What kind of brush was that that you used to "brush" the leather? Great video. Scott
You mean when I flattened after gluing it to the wood handle? That's regular sandpaper attached to piece of wood. Regards.
what does the mineral oil do
Mineral oil hydrates leather making more flexible and easy to strop on tools. Regards!
I didn't know that you can sharp your knife with laether also, great job! ;)
Leather strop it's for the last edge polishing (after working on the sharpening stone). Thanks for comment!
What was the tool that you put your drill bit into? Was it just a ratcheting screwdriver?
+JantanBetina it's a multi-screwdriver, without ratcheting function.
Best strop making vid seen. Good descriptions and great finish. Thanks
+243WW thank you. I'm glad it helped you.
Were did you hear a single description? There were no words, not one syllable of explanation of what happened, what he is using or what you do with it. The videography is great - the explanations are non-existent. Looks like a nice product though, perhaps you could overlay some explanations and resubmit it...
Great video, great work! I loved the use of manual tools. :)
Me too. It's quite different of power tool. Slower but more pleasing.
Good stuff, Just getting into leather working and needed to get a strop but I think I'd rather make one instead.
Nice. Good luck Jason!
What is the name of the tool you used to chamfer the edge of the hole you drilled?
+Brett Tickle It's just a chamfer bit with a plastic handle on it.
Nice strop. I need one. Inspired to build one.
Sure! This is a really easy project, very cheap to build and very useful for people who need sharp cutting tools. Regards!
i found an old dark belt, do you think i can use it? what do i have to do to make it like yours? i mean, i have to put mineral oil on it?
+Giacomo Battisti yes, you can use it. Mineral oil will hydrate the leather so will be easier to work with. Good luck!
thanks a lot for the hints 💪
You're welcome.
Excellent strop, that is a Sharp knife. Can really use a Ti3. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Sam. Good luck on the giveaway!
I didn't know it was possible to make a knife sharpener from leather, is there a specific type of leather to use ? does it make a difference if the leather comes from sheep goat ... etc
+Hassan Arzouni (HaZo) Hi Hassan. I'm not an expert at all so I ignore if there's a specific kind of leather for this purpose. Anyway, I recommend to use non treated leather because you need to prepare it (flattening) and as much as thick as you can find. Maybe there's someone who could add some light to this subject. Regards!
thanks, regards
What weight leather did you use? Does it matter?
Wouldn't use one less than 3mm thick.
Woodworking Barcelona where can i buy some leather. What type of leather you’ll recommend?
Ti3 Free torch ? Count me in ! strop was very nice :)
Hahah, good luck on the giveaway ;D
Would any oz leather work
Did you let the leather dry before applying mineral oil to it, or did you apply the mineral oil directly on the wet leather?
+Thing Maker yes indeed. I let it dry before oil application.
Great tutorial! Was the second side bare leather or oiled? Where can I find stropping compound as opposed to polishing compound or should I just use Flitz?
The second side is olied to hydrate the leather. Works better. There are hundreds of stepping compounds, choose the one you like.
Are you using the smooth side and then sanding it down on both sides? One with compound and one just with the oil?
+Ben McDaniel I sand it down both faces. Both need to be hydrated with mineral oil, even the one which receives the stopping compound. Regards.
Good question and thanks for the reply because it wasn't clear in the video. Now it makes THE perfect video :)
I love the cinematography of your videos, another great one!
That's good to know mate. Thanks for comment!
Did you find that taking the sanding to 400 grit made the smooth side just like the suede or are they still very different?
They are different. I use the suede face as the face which going to be glued to wood.
Woodworking Barcelona Thank you very much
Hi, great video. What kind of leather and where can I get them?
Thick piece is the way to go.
I've never seen anyone sand the leather and I've never seen anyone use the smooth side up for the side that's going to have the stropping compound on it. Interesting. I didn't like my last strop so I'm looking for a new way to make them. I'll give this a try.
When you are sanding the text says "150 to 500 grit". Does that mean any sandpaper in that range or "Start with 150 and progress to 500"?
I've seen that technique before so it's not my idea at all am it really works for me so that's why I share it.
Indeed, I started from 150 grit and progressively went till I get to 500. Good luck!
Woodworking Barcelona where can i buy some good leather?
Nice flashlight!
Sure! Good luck.
At 2 minutes, is that water being sprayed on the leather?
+Kristopher Burgess Just water.
Great video! Definitely going to make one!