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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: eflanders on October 02, 2013, 12:54:00 PM
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Folks,
Would you kindly suggest your favorite brand and source for stropping compound for sharpening? I will be using this for both broad heads and my wood chisels and planes.
Thanks in advance.
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I've used red jewelers rouge stick compound for years, but there are others that are probably better. Tuffhead has a powder compound that they sell for broadheads that works very well.
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According to Ron at KME, all you need is regular corrugated cardboard and draw backwards over the ridges.
I started trying it and MAN...does it set up a fine edge once it's sharpened properly!
FWIW
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call kme--ron has some high grade diamond slurries that are fantastic!!
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Vintage Archery sells what you are looking for. I actually just bought their leather stop that is glued to a wood board and stropping compound after I tried a feiends at deer camp last month. It took my KME sharp broadheads to a whole new level.
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I use Yellowstone strop compound from woodcarvers.com
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Just looking at getting into traditional archery, so I guess my first post might as well be on something I do know a bit about.
For my knives I purchased a Stropman strop years ago and use his compounds as they come in 1 oz bars and I'll never go through a whole pound. I have no idea which compound might be best for a broadhead, but he'd be more than willing to talk to you about it.
stropman.com is the site, he is a one man shop and gives personal attention.
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second the jewelers rouge....
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I was golf course mechanic for 20yrs, the term is lapping compound, its so cheap if you go to a golf course and ask to talk to the mechanic he may just hand you what you need, we buy 25-50lbs at a time for near 1$ a pound, 120grt, 1180, and 220grit, we use it to backlap the cutting reels. look at R&R products ( google it)