Posted by ScottyHOMEy on January 10, 2010 at 19:54:47 from (71.241.193.29):
In Reply to: O/T knife shapening posted by Steiger on January 10, 2010 at 17:26:27:
A strop is like a steel. It's intended to touch up the edge of an otherwise sharp knife. No amount of time on a steel or a strop will sharpen a dull edge. And the guys are right, a strop is more than just leather. The grain of the leather holds the polishing rouge that works with the finish of the leather to make things just nice.
It sounds like you're just plain dulled at this point. That means wokring way down from coarser to finer stones to get it to where a steel will knock any wire off and a strop might help to finish it. The amount of work on each stone will depend on the metal in your blade.
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