Broadhead stropping Question?

[Kamu]

All-- I never stropped a broadhead before so yesterday I thought I would give it a try and man what a diffearance it made. For those of you that do strop your broadheads what polishing compound do you use if any?

[Russ Clagett]

no compound, just good ole leather...you should also try clean cardboard....

[Shawn Leonard]

I use a jewell stick and nothing else it is 3 sided and The final side is like 1600 grit, smooth. I do agree cardboard works as well or better than a leather strop! Shawn

[LB_hntr]

same here, no compound used.
for kives a quick strop on your bule jeans works just as good as leather. stand up and then lift your knee so your thigh is parellel to teh ground. this makes the blue jeans tight against your thigh. then strop on thr bluejean coverd thigh just like you do on the leather. works great for quick touch ups on your pocket knife or kitchen knife.

[LB_hntr]

the way a stop works is it has "give" to it. a squishiness quality that allow the strop to polish with an almost convex like approach so that it merges the 2 edges together.
As you see and mentioned, its a vital part to geting any edge razor sharp.

[Kamu]

I made this to use. I was using a metal polishing compound on it. One side is smooth leather side the other side is the rough leather side.

 

[Slickhead]

Leather
never used a compound

[old_goat2]

Mine came with a choice of two compounds, don't know the brand, have read a couple of threads on this that say Herb's "Yellowstone" is the bomb compound, don't know where to get it though, but would imagine one of our sponsors sell it, if not google it. Don't know how well my two sided strop works without it, but know it's the bomb with the Fine on one side and Ultra Fine on the other

[T Mowery]

I use to dress my leather with automotive rubbing compound,worked very well.Anymore I just  use a plain leather strop.

[Marc B.]

Plain leather

[BWD]

I use a white polishing compound rubbed on the leather.

[Marc B.]

Plain leather

[Roger Norris]

I use the jewelers rouge that Joe at Vintage Archery sells. I just touched up my heads for my Wyoming trip. They be shaaaarp!

[meathead]

Cardboard for me.

[WhiteOaks]

Stropping makes em wicked sharp.
Good job on the stropping board.

[Michael Pfander]

I made a set of three; one white compound, one green, and one red.  If I haven't hit something hard with the head these will bring the edge back in no time.  If the angle's right to start no need for a stone.
MAP

[Deeter]

What does stropping mean?

[Charlie Lamb]

Deeter... ever see a barber sharpening his straight razor on a long leather strap? That's called stropping and it "sets up" the edge after the blade is properly sharpened.
The final stage of the process for a wicked sharp edge.

Basically you PULL the edge of the blade along on a piece of leather instead of pushing the edge INTO the surface of a stone. Cardboard can also be used.

[RedShaft]

You can also strop on super fine sand paper. And put it on a board. Works well

[durp]

charlie...ur dating yourself...i dont thing most young guys know what a barber is letalone a stright razor...  :eek:    :eek:    :eek: