Strop Prepping?

[Jarednem]

Anyone have a certain way each of you prep your strop how and with what?

[King's X]

I use a thin piece of leather with a tight grain and glue it to a flat and true board. I add a light coat of neatsfoot oil and when it soaks in, I rub my green rouge onto the leather strip. On the go, I use a piece of left over poster board or a business card to rub Green or White rouge for stropping.

Hope this helps.

Edited March 16, 2013 by King's X

[Leela Valley Leather]

Decent strip of leather (not too thin, but not something that will turn spongy either) Glue it down to a good bit of light timber (should be cured and unlikely to warp). I give the grain a VERY light sanding with 600 grit (something for the compound to sit in). I use 0.5 micron diamond honing compound (grease based) that I apply sparingly and moisten periodically with neatsfoot oil.