Hi Guys,
I have two strops i use to finish off when sharpening bladed tools one is wood backed and used with a cutting agent (smurf poo) and the other is a barber style strop used just on its own.
My questions are when using a cutting agent should i be scraping off the residue after each use (as it turns black and shiny due to the metal being removed) or if not should i be doing this periodically?
Also i tend to used the wood backed strop with cutting agent first then finish off on the barbers strop, it makes sense in my mind to do it this way as the barber strop is just a quick final polish but is this correct?
All the best, Hamster
I have two strops i use to finish off when sharpening bladed tools one is wood backed and used with a cutting agent (smurf poo) and the other is a barber style strop used just on its own.
My questions are when using a cutting agent should i be scraping off the residue after each use (as it turns black and shiny due to the metal being removed) or if not should i be doing this periodically?
Also i tend to used the wood backed strop with cutting agent first then finish off on the barbers strop, it makes sense in my mind to do it this way as the barber strop is just a quick final polish but is this correct?
All the best, Hamster