Stropping: for that razor-sharp mirror-edge
Polishing the edge of your knife is called stropping. It is the finishing touch in the sharpening process. Are you done sharpening your knife with your finest sharpening stone and do you think that's the sharpest your knife will get? You should try using a strop. With a leather or paddle strop you can achieve next-level sharpness. And your knife will gleam like never before.
Why would you strop a knife?
By polishing the blade burrs and other imperfections are removed leaving you with even sharper knives. The main advantage is that by stropping your knife you do not remove metal particles, you simple ‘align’ the metal. As such your knife becomes razor-sharp without losing any material.
What do you need to strop your knife?
In addition to a leather belt you need a fine diamond paste when stropping your knives. Not only does this paste make stropping easier, it also ensures that your knives will become sharper much faster. This diamond paste has a very fine grain enabling you to get the best sharpening results. In our range you can find, among others, sharpening paste made by Skerper, DMT and Wicked Edge. Great products that will help you get razor-sharp results.