Understanding Honing Compound

Understanding Honing Compound What is honing compound? Honing compound is extremely fine abrasive used in the final polishing stages of sharpening. These abrasives are sometimes loose, but are usually held in a medium like a wax bar, a paste or a spray.

Sharpal strop is a premium vegetable tanned hide with abrasive green compound that will put the sharpest edge possible on knives. It should be used as the final step in sharpening. The tool works by realigning the very fine edge of the blade and polishing the blades surface. After use or sharpening the blade will have a slight burr this burr is what catches when you attempt to cut. By stropping the knife the very fine edge of the blade will begin align, while the compound polished the edge.

Sharpal 205H Double-Sided Leather Strop

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GREEN MICRO FINE HONING COMPOUND - 20 OZ

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This 20oz honing compound bar works perfectly for our Cangshan knives with Cangshan leather strops. Used for polishing, lapping, stropping, and honing all types of knives or wood working devices to a micro fine razor-sharp cutting edge. Honing compound is a very fine abrasive used in the last polishing stages of sharpening. Just lightly apply the honing compound across a revolving leather, felt or hard sewn cloth buffing wheel. Then move the working piece across the revolving wheel.

Cangshan Micro Fine Honing Compound

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