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product_id: 46542467
title: "Kit of 2 Leather Honing Strop 3 Inch by 10 Inch with 3 One Oz. Black, Green & White Sharpening Polishing Compounds (One of Each) & Double-Sided Adhesive Tapes by Upon Leather"
brand: "upon leather"
price: "R51"
currency: ZAR
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reviews_count: 11
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# 3" x 10" Dimensions 2 Large Strops 3 Polishing Compounds Kit of 2 Leather Honing Strop 3 Inch by 10 Inch with 3 One Oz. Black, Green & White Sharpening Polishing Compounds (One of Each) & Double-Sided Adhesive Tapes by Upon Leather

**Brand:** upon leather
**Price:** R51
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

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## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Kit of 2 Leather Honing Strop 3 Inch by 10 Inch with 3 One Oz. Black, Green & White Sharpening Polishing Compounds (One of Each) & Double-Sided Adhesive Tapes by Upon Leather by upon leather
- **How much does it cost?** R51 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- upon leather enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted upon leather brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Crafted for Excellence:** Hand-finished vegetable tanned cowhide ensures top-notch quality and durability.
- • **Effortless Application:** Double-sided adhesive tapes make setup a breeze—no glue mess!
- • **Versatile Polishing Power:** Includes three distinct polishing compounds for a tailored sharpening experience.
- • **Unleash Your Sharpest Potential:** Achieve a brilliant razor-sharp edge with our premium leather strops.
- • **Perfect Gift for Craftsmanship Lovers:** Packaged beautifully, ideal for gifting to friends or family who appreciate quality.

## Overview

This Kit of 2 Leather Honing Strops features high-quality vegetable tanned cowhide, three one-ounce polishing compounds (black, green, and white), and double-sided adhesive tapes for easy application. Each strop measures 3 inches by 10 inches, providing ample surface area for sharpening various blades. The product is hand-finished and comes in a beautifully packaged gift box, making it a perfect choice for both personal use and gifting.

## Description

◙ What is a Strop? A Leather Strop is used for the final stage of sharpening and to maintain a sharp edge. The function is to polish the edge and work off any burr left behind by sharpening stones.  It can be mounted to a rigid base like a board with our double-sided tape.  ◙ Using a Strop. Strops are frequently used with polishing compounds, the extremely fine abrasives that give a mirror polish to an edge. Start by applying it to the surface of the strop, no need to cake it on, just do it like coloring with a crayon.  Hold the bevel against the surface of the strop with LIGHT PRESSURE and move the blade away from the cutting edge. Turn the blade over and do the same on the other side.  Never move the blade toward the cutting edge as it will cut into the strop resulting in dulling of the edge and damage to the leather. Clean the blade with water after stropping. ◙ Compound. Knife & tools enthusiasts often use a compound.  We recommend first using the Abrasive Black Compound, then the Medium Green and finish up with the Fine White.  ◙ Suede or smooth side? Our Leather Strops come in suede and smooth options. You can use both. When using suede strops the nap of the suede holds onto compound well allowing to be loaded easily. It’s up to you, but applying compound to the smooth side is a great decision too  Our BRAND Logo is embossed on the smooth side ◙ YOU CAN ALWAYS remove all types of residual grease, dirt or old compound with sandpaper & reload with new compound when needed.  Our Vegetable Leather admits to be sanded on the smooth side.  Packing List 2 x Leather Strops 3”x10” 3 x Black, Green & White Compound  2 x Double-Sided Tape 1 x Nice Gift Box

## Features

- About this item
- ◙ SUPERIOR: KIT of 2 Leather Honing Strops with 3 One Oz. of Black, Green and White Polishing Compounds (one oz. of each). Highest Quality Vegetable Tanned Cowhide Ready for an Easy Application of Compound | You will receive 2 Large Strops PLUS 3 pieces of different Compounds PLUS 2 Mounting Tapes, that way you can apply various types of Compound and make your own BIG stropping blocks!!. | You will get a BRILLIANT RAZOR SHARP EDGE.     ◙ INCLUDES: We also provide 2 double-sided adhesive tapes FOR TROUBLE FREE operation, easily adhere these strops to a piece of wood, board, kitchen table or whatever, BASE NOT INCLUDED!!. Avoid troubles with glue!! Strops come in suede and smooth options, apply compound to one side for the first polishing step and use the other side for the final stropping touch. Polish your edges in 3 Steps. Everything inside a beautiful gift box as shown.100% hand finished leather embossed with our logo.     ◙ DIMENSIONS: LARGE!! 3 inches wide x 10 inches long (Stropping Surface: Smooth Side: 3" x 9" | Rough Side: 3" x 10"). According to our experience these are correct dimensions for mostly blades. THICKNESS: As prove of authenticity of vegetable tanned real leather skin the thickness may vary from 1/16” to 3/32”, but 90% of strops come in 5/64”= 2 mm. approx or more, more than enough to be stuck to a board or USED DIRECTLY AS IT COMES. Compounds size 50x25x10 mm approx.     ◙ EASY TO USE: Stropping is the act of aligning the fine edge of a straight razor, woodworking chisels, hunting knives, fillet knives, pocket knives, kitchen knives, tactical knives, etc. Our Leather Strops GIVE & MAINTAIN a highly polished sharp cutting edge. Sequence: (Step 1) Abrasive Black, (Step 2) Medium Green and (Step 3) Fine White. Compounds weigh more or less 1 oz each and come in transparent plastic bags hermetically sealed and labeled with conservation instructions & sequence of use.     ◙ PREMIUM QUALITY: Our products have been checked one by one during the entirely handmade manufacturing process. NO COMPROMISE on quality! I am a Master Leather Craftsman since 1.989, Several Awards and Official Recognitions Guarantee our Products, Expertise and Trajectory; We manufacture and sell our leather craft products DIRECTLY to the customers under our own brand ; Don’t forget to buy this product as a PERFECT GIFT for yourself or for your family & friends.

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Absolutely perfect leather for making and mounting your own strops!  I almost hated to have to cut it up.
  

*by C***C on Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2017*

I got this to make a few double sided portable stops for myself, friends, and family.  And it has not disappointed and is perfect for that application.The PackagingEverything comes neatly packaged in a very nice cardboard gift box stamped with the maker mark (Upon) along with the leather, 3 abrasive compound blocks ( if you got a kit with the compound) two sheets of adhesive tape the size of the leather, and a handwritten note thanking you for your purchase.I did not use or need the tape in my application, but it is sized so you can use the top of gift box as your strop surface with the tape on your leather.  When finished stropping you can just put everything back in the box and keep it stored there.As it is it makes a very nice and complete package to gift to someone.If you are struggling with what to get the guy who has everything and he carry’s a knife every day or uses wet stones to baby an expensive chefs knife, stuff like this is always cool to introduce them to a new way of maintaining their blades that they may not of know about.The LeatherEach piece of leather is consistent in both thickness and texture.  When measured with a dial micrometer (pictured) in various places, the leather comes in at 2.572mm as advertised.  The smooth side of the leather is smooth with zero scratches indication of abrasion or defects.  And the flesh side has plenty texture to pickup and hold your abrasive compound but not so much that you are shaving off excess flesh while stropping.  The leather is still supple being very flexible yet firm enough for the task at hand.  I almost hated to start cutting it up, but when it was time, it was very easy to cut with a standard utility razor blade and a metal straight edge.The Abrasive CompoundI got the kit also came with 3 abrasive compounds.  Coarse (black), Medium (green), and Fine (white).  Each compound square weighs 0.95 as advertised and the blocks are of good consistent quality.  They are not dry, chalky, brittle, or flaking like some others I have gotten before.  They have the consistency slightly harder than a regular crayon which is exactly what you want so you can load up your leather with the compound.Applying to your leather is very easy and the leather takes the compound extremely well.  No need to heat up the leather or the compound to apply.  The black compound goes on a little bit harder but that is because it is of a coarser composition so it takes a little bit more to load up the leather.  But a little goes a long way and each one of the blocks will probably last you several years.  After I made my first set of strops I went on a sharpening spree stropping every outdoor, camp, or pocket knife I had.  Using just the green, and white compounds brought every knife to a razor sharp edge allowing me to easily dry shave all the hair off my arms and legs.  The black is actually coarse enough that I think I can replace my small pocket stones on camping and hunting trips to maintain my blade edges.I have a throwing knife that had a few nicks and rolled edges on it and the black compound was actually good enough to restore the damaged edge before going to the green and white compound.In fact the green and white compounds work so well on their own that I decided to only make double sided pocket strops for my nephews using just those.  Unless they really damage their edges that will be sufficient to keep their knives razor sharp.The Strops I MadeI used ¼” thick pieces of lightweight balsa wood cut to a few different sizes to mount my leather on.  I chose balsa because it’s very light yet still rigid and strong.  So it won’t flex while stropping and still light enough to carry in a pocket, or backpack without noticing the weight.  You can get balsa like this from most craft stores in their modeling departments, or your local remote control hobby store.  If you can’t find that or don’t care about the weight any wood will work actually.The leather comes in 3” widths and I’ve found that 1.5 inch is plenty wide enough for any blade I have from a kitchen knife, survival knife to a pocket knife.  That also give me the added benefit of being able to get two cut it in half and made a double sided strop with two sides 1.5” wide.Once I decide on how big I want my strop I cut the wood to size then cut the leather to match.  If you want to make a pocket strop give yourself about an extra inch of wood in length so you have something to grip without having to hold onto the leather.  Also I wanted to make sure I had a lanyard hole so I could put a piece of paracord through it to help me grasp the block and giving me a lashing point to secure it.I mounted the leather to my blocks using Locktite “light” spray adhesive (pictured) spraying both the wood and the leather for a “near permanent” bond.  Before I sprayed the block I wrapped some masking tape around that extra inch of wood so I don’t have any excess adhesive where the leather won’t cover the wood.  You only want the glue where you are putting the leather to wood.  But if you forget, you can wipe off excess glue with some acetone.Once you let the glue set for a minute on both parts you can lay the leather onto the wood and give it a good squeeze and make sure all your edges are properly aligned and it will be adhered in less than 5 minutes.  If you happen to screw up you can lift an edge of the leather and carefully peel it off the wood, then wipe the glue off with acetone and give it another shot, so the bond is not absolutely permanent and you can still re-use the leather or move it to another piece of wood or whatever later if you want to down the road.If you are going to be using buffing compounds then you want the rough side of your leather facing up so make sure you spray the smooth side.  I made a 4 piece strop set using all 3 compounds and one smooth side up for final finishing a blade using no compound.  Un-coated leather by itself is like an ultra fine compound.All that’s left is to drill a lanyard hole, touch up the hole with a countersink drill bit, and round the edges of my block, then insert some cordage.I’ve sharpened a dozen knives already on the first strop set I made with this leather and they are all terrifyingly sharp now!  Each piece of leather still looks as good as it did new with the exception of being darker from all the steel that has been removed.  I have not had to re-load any of my abrasive compound yet, but if I did the include 1oz blocks is enough to do so probably a 100 times.  The rough side of the leather still has the same texture and there has been zero deformation or defects of the leather at all.Attached are the limit of pictures that Amazon would let me put up of the leather as received as well as several of the stropping blocks I made before and after I used to sharpen multiple knives I had at hand before I went nuts on every knife in the house.  In one shot you can see the larger strops next to a Fallkniven CCA pocket stone.  Also are a few pics of two double sided blocks that I started making for my nephews with just the green and white compound.  So far I made a pair of larger 6-1/4" long by 1-1/2" wide double sided strops for the coarse, medium, and fine compounds and one plain smooth leather side up.  Then two pocket strops that are 4" long by 1-1/2" wide.In short I’ve found my perfect source of extremely high quality yet very affordable stropping leather and I’m extremely happy with my purchase!  I’ll be using Upon leather to make a bunch of pocket strops as Christmas gifts this year.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    If you sharpen or enjoy knives, I recommend!
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019*

I have been using these now for a few months and really like the kit. The only material you need to supply is a flat, similarly sized piece of wood. If not handy, or needing good, flat stock, go to any Home Depot where they sell dimensioned, kiln-dried hardwoods by the foot. 1x4 works great, and have them cut to desired length! Ta-da!As far as getting the compound to adhere to the leather, I found a helpful video on YouTube that advised warming the leather, then applying compound. Used this process twice, with a light sanding w/ 400 grit sandpaper in between, and I’ve got a neat and even application of compound on both strops.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Decent Little Kit
  

*by B***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2020*

I had bought another strop from a more expensive company, here on amazon. After trying to use their expensive junk that never seemed to put a decent refinement, and struggling to make it work, I decided to order something more familiar with a more familiar price range. ALWAYS go with what you know to be tried and true. When I got my UponLeather kit the leather felt very soft and fine, and it came with two adhesive tapes, and three compounds. For about $20 bucks it was disappointing at first, but once I stripped my expensive Bamboo block of that heartbreaking reverse mounted leather (and underside rubber base strip), and mounted the two UponLeather strips, making a double strop, I was a bit relieved. The adhesive double-sided tape is pretty strong . . . much stronger than the rubber cement used on the block, originally. The compounds were easier to use than the white Dialux compound I used on the block before. I threw that chalky junk in the trash, where it belongs. This new brand went on smooth, and it put a keen edge on my pocket knife. I will say that I only ever use the black and white compound, and never the green compound. But i may order another strip from UponLeather and mount it on another brick, just to try it out. I highly recommend this more affordable kit over a trendy, expensive one.

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