Strop
The Strop: what it is and what carvers use it for.
- Category
- sharpening
- Used for
- Keeping an edge keen between sharpenings
- Notes
- A strip of leather (or wood) charged with fine polishing compound. Stroking the edge along it removes the burr and polishes the bevel; carvers strop far more often than they grind.
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