Question 1

I'm new to stripping...which side do I use or do I use both?

Accepted Answer

Leather strops come in both suede and smooth options. Some even have both on the same strop. Of course this leads many to wonder just which is the better option. While a common practice is to use suede in conjunction with compounds and smooth for plain stropping, this is by no means universal. We have found the decision to be a combination of personal choice and type of edge being sharpened.Straight razors are traditionally stropped on a smooth leather. The grain side surface is perfect for the delicate, low angle edges found on straight razors.Many carvers and knife sharpeners use suede strops. The nap of the suede holds onto compound well allowing the strop to be loaded easily. The softer surface also provides a bit of rounding to the bevel as the suede compresses under the blade, which some find desirable.Those who don’t use as much or any compound may prefer the smooth grain side leather. Sharpeners of woodworking tools such as chisels where a rounding of the bevel is not wanted find that the slightly harder surface works to their advantage as well.

Question 2

How do I make this flat?

Accepted Answer

I glue together two pieces of 3/4" MDF and then glue the strop to them.  I use spray adhesive and use a third piece of MDF to apply pressure to the strop when clamping it to the doubled MDF base.  I cut the MDF on the table saw even to the sides of the strop and leave it a little long (1/2") on the ends.  I  staple a piece of no skid shelf liner to the underside to prevent it from sliding.  I have two of these-one for a smooth strop and one for a suede strop.   Great for polishing a bevel.

Question 3

Green less aggressive than White?  No need for paddle backing?

Accepted Answer

White Compound (Coarse: Cut and Polish), Green Compound (Fine: Cut Less Polish More). You can mount the leather onto a piece of plywood, MDF or wood using spray adhesive, tape adhesive, contact cement or just plain old staples. Or you can try placing the strop on your sandpaper block, which under normal use will stay put and not move because of the sandpaper particles grasp on it.

Question 4

The plastic box states green is coarse and white is fine.  the pamphlet states the opposite.  which is correct?

Accepted Answer

Green compound  is fine, white compound is coarse。
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Leather Honing Strop 3 Inch by 8 Inch with 2oz. Green White Compound (STROP)

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