Django57 Report post Posted September 3, 2013 I'm going to order my first Head / Round Knife ,being based in Europe i'm getting one from LePrevo in UK seems a good deal , anyway i know it may need sharpening and wanted to order some jewelers rouge to give it that final polish but looking on ebay there seems to be a few different types or at least colours green and red do they both do the same job or is one better than the other ? This is a link to the knife i'm going to order http://www.leprevo.co.uk/photos/round-knife.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tree Reaper Report post Posted September 3, 2013 They are different grades. I'm using white and finishing with green on a buffing machine. The blades I sharpen are extremely sharp using these two compounds. Once the blades are sharp I just use the green to keep them sharp. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Django57 Report post Posted September 3, 2013 Thanks Tree Reaper i've found a company that sell the Veritas green honing compound so I'll get that . Cheers for the advise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PappyUSA Report post Posted September 3, 2013 Green dosen't cut very good. I'd get both as Tree Reaper sez. I use the white to cut with and finnish with the green. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knipper Report post Posted October 8, 2013 I don't think either of the green or white is aggressive enough for good steel. See the pinned topic about buffing compounds at the top of the forum. Never ever use the red "jeweler's rouge". All it will do is polish a dull edge...you would be better off stropping on bare leather. The best compound I've run across for both buffing and stropping is a compound called 555 black polish from Brownell's, the gunsmith supply people. That stuff actually sharpens your blade and leaves a nice finish behind as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt S Report post Posted October 8, 2013 The one from Le Prevo is apparently by George Barnsley or hours son's coolant Woodware. The same tool can be had for less money from JT Bachelor of Islington. I use car polish paste as rouge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itch Report post Posted October 8, 2013 Aluminum oxide powder sprinkled on the backside of a piece of leather with a little bees wax on the leather first to hold the powder..Follow it up with some jewelers rouge on another spot of leather.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
electrathon Report post Posted October 8, 2013 You will hear many differant opinions on what is best/ what works. Paul Zalesak is one of the best leather knifemakers out there with a lot of metulurgy to back it up. Here is a link to his site. http://leatherwranglers.com/tips.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
