Either one will work just fine. The red is called jewelers' rough and is all that I use on my strops. The brown stuff is usually called tripoli, the black carborundum and the white aluminum oxide. If they don't have any of the compounds check an auto supply for valve grinding compound Comment Post Cancel. Gulf Coast Handyman. These folks are in Canada, Leather Strops Dave. The one bar will last you several lifetimes. Thanks for the tips.
Anyone knows if this kind of stuff would do a decent job as a hand stropping compound??? I haven't tried it, but I think it would depend on how much of it is cleaning compound and how much is polishing compound. You can't go wrong with Lee Valley's stuff. It is a mix of chromium and aluminum oxide.
I have used it successfully for years and as Claude said, one bar will last a lifetime. I have even melted it with a small amount of tallow to get it to adhere to a new leather strop. Emergency Shelter. Fire Starters.
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Carabiners and Key Rings. First Aid Kits. Insect Repellents. Special Offer. Refer a friend. Product query. Convert currency. Includes six 6 1 oz. Bars of Sharpening Compound that will put a razor sharp edge on any blade. Set of six sharpening compounds for use with your sharpening strop. This pack contains six assorted blocks of varying abrasiveness. The Black Emery is for removing rust, carbon and a heavy tarnish.
The White Rouge is good for chromium, stainless, brass or aluminium. The Brown Tripoli is best used for copper, brass bronze, zinc or aluminium.
The Red Rouge is ideal for gold, silver, sterling, nickel or platinum. We noticed you are accessing from Canada. Change to Lee Valley Canada website to see content specific to that region and the best shipping options.
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Keep in mind strops are often used without compound, so if you miss a small spot, the stropping will still be effective. When used for stopping, the 6 oz. Green Honing Compound will last a very long time. If you ever use up an entire bar, please congratulate yourself, you've done more stropping than just about anyone.
Green Honing Compound is easy to use This fine chromium oxide and aluminum oxide abrasive is used when you want a polished, honed edge on your tools, and it can be used on leather, wood or synthetic strops.
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