Subject: Stropping Is the Difference Between Good and Great

NOW AVAILABLE
Professional Edge Sharpening Strop

2-Sided Leather • Paddle Design • Made in the U.S.A.

Two-sided top-grain leather paddle strop with a milled wood handle and hanging hole, made in the USA, for polishing knife edges

A knife's edge is not truly sharp until it has been stropped.

Sharpening leaves behind burrs and excess metal on the cutting edge. Stropping finely polishes that edge, realigning it and removing what the stones left behind. The result is a blade that flows effortlessly through the material being cut, and an edge that stays sharp far longer.

Stropping is the difference between good and great cutting performance.

WHAT YOU GET

The CKK professional strop is a two-sided, top-grain cowhide leather paddle. At roughly 16 inches long and 3 inches wide, it is sized to handle any blade length or width, from a small pocketknife to a full-size chef's knife.

• Two surfaces: 8-9 oz top-grain cowhide with both vegetable-tanned and suede surface options

• Flexible mounting: through hole in the handle for bench rotational mounting, or hang it from the handle hole or the included lanyard

• Milled wood handle: comfortable and solid in the hand

• Made in the U.S.A.: ideal for fine detail blade edge polishing

STROPPING BASICS

Stropping is quick, and it rewards a light touch. Hold the blade at the same angle you used on the stones, then draw it along the leather with the spine leading and the edge trailing, so the edge is never pushed into the surface. Use light pressure, take the same number of passes on each side of the blade, and finish with a few extra passes to leave a clean, polished edge.

With vegetable-tanned and suede surfaces on a single paddle, you can choose the surface that suits the blade and the finish you want. The 11.75 inch leather sections give you plenty of room for long, unbroken strokes, which helps keep your angle consistent from heel to tip.

MADE FOR EVERY BLADE IN YOUR SHOP

Knife makers can use it as the last step before a finished blade leaves the bench. Hobbyists will find it a simple way to keep daily carry knives, kitchen knives, and hunting blades cutting cleanly between sharpenings. Holster and sheath makers who also build and maintain their own knives will appreciate having a dependable strop within reach of the work table.

Because the strop is sized for any blade length or width and can be mounted or hung, it fits just as well in a busy production shop as it does in a garage or a corner of the kitchen.

FROM THE BENCH

Every maker on our team has learned the same lesson at the bench: the work is not finished when the grinding and sharpening stop. The final pass over leather is what turns a sharp edge into a clean, lasting one, and it is the step that customers notice the moment the blade meets the material.

That is why we are glad to offer this American-made paddle strop. Two leather surfaces, a solid wood handle, and a size that suits nearly any blade make it a tool you will reach for every time you finish a knife, and every time you put an edge back on one you carry.

Thank you for choosing KnifeKits.com for your shop. Your orders, your questions, and your loyalty keep us doing what we love, and we do not take any of it for granted.

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