Leather Strop Board 400x75 'Soft'

Now you can find a double-sided soft strop. We use 2,2 mm thick Italian brown leather on one side and natural 'suede' on the other. In between is thick birch plywood. It does not bend, and the board has a myriad of uses. It will stay steady in place on the table.

"I experienced a real wow effect when I started using a long Strop board. Once you have tried a long strop board, there is no going back ;)"

This leather is so-called "soft" hardness on the manufacturer's scale of 2/6 and gives an excellent response. The suede side is very tight to the touch and works well for direct stropping.

My method is to put the board in a diagonal position, one end lower on the table and the other in my hand. I move the knife back and forth a few dozen times, and the blade is diamond-sharp.

You can enhance the use of strop with pastes. For example, Luxor's red paste gives you a roughness of 2500-3000, which is almost perfect for finishing knife blades.
 
Long: 400 mm
Wide: 75 mm
Thick: 23 mm (birch plywood 18mm + 2x leather)
Weight: 470 g
Hardness: 2/6 (soft)

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen weichem und mittelhartem Leder?

Beide Leder erzielen dasselbe Endergebnis, aber welche anderen Unterschiede gibt es?

SOFT-Leder fühlt sich klebrig an und bietet dem Messer ein natürliches Feedback. Dies erleichtert das Halten des Messerwinkels und sorgt für eine kontrolliertere Abziehbewegung. SOFT-Leder ist grober als MEDIUM-Leder. Wenn Sie also nur mit Leder arbeiten, ohne Pasten zu verwenden, sollten Sie dies berücksichtigen.

MEDIUM-Leder ist steif und rutschig, etwas taub im Gefühl. Messer neigen jedoch dazu, Metall auf die Oberfläche des Leders abzugeben. Daher verschwindet nach kurzer Verwendungsdauer die glänzende Glätte, und das Leder beginnt fast so klebrig zu werden wie SOFT-Leder.

Leather is a consumable, but it will not wear out. This means the MEDIUM does not last any longer in use than SOFT. You must be careful while knife stropping. From experience, I know that the knife's tip quickly leaves cut marks in high-speed stropping. So please be patient while stopping.