You can buy the strops I make and use here. www.woodbywright.com/shop/

Nice! All the strop questions answered in one place!

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Sweet man. that is what I trided to do but I am sure there are more to come.

Nice video, thanks for sharing this will help me out when I get my carving tools.

Great tips, especially the strop for the carving tools. Thanks man.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

I recently found a scrap of leather at a local market and got it for 2€. I got green compound off of Amazon and, boy, what a difference it makes! Night and day. I couldn't have imagined it. Nice video explaining the details!

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Right on. it is so simple but produces amazing results!

Thanks James...I found very helpful the simple idea of leaving the leather on what should be an absolutely flat work bench...

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Jett!

I use either the Green compound or I also have very good results with the White Tormex compound in a tube. It cuts very fast and works very well.

Very Nice Video! I've been a long time watcher/listener and fan, keep up the great work!

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. That means a lot.

Your little ditty at the end sold me on getting a strop. Awesome work.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

LOL thanks man! I had to do that one!

@alfredhuff8337

5 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWright your video cleared up a lot for me about strops. I'm gonna pre-order one.

Another great lesson - keep up the good work!

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

thanks man!

My sharpening skills definitely need a boost - maybe this presentation is just what I need..... he says in anxious anticipation!

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Woot woot. it changed my woodworking once I got a handle on it.

LISTEN UP!! This man knows strong magic folks. So many arguments about sharpening and so many different ways to do it. My setup is much the same as yours, other than I use 400 grit then 1000 grit diamond stones then strop. This produces Samurai paper slicing sharpness. I use tool rolls for leather. They are £5 on Ebay in the UK and are perfect for strop making. Subscribed.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

thanks man! there are so many good ways to get it done. It is always awesome when someone finds the way that works for them.

Yes! Thank you! You answered a bunch of my questions

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. My pleasure.

Thanks for the info James! 👍🏻👊🏻

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

any time Fred!

I'd love to see a video on how you make your own compound! I really like the idea of being able to make my own materials for wood and leather working.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

I am hoping to do that soon. I am about to make some new molds to show how I do that.

Thanks James a very helpful video

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

thanks. my pleasure!

great job at demystifying the shop. My only request is that in future you show using the inside of your belt, like you mention. Not being kinky, I just think that's a top example of how straightforward it is.

Thanks for the info james

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. My pleasure.

I had an antique barber strop around the shop with two different grades of leather. I glued each of them to a hardwood strip and I keep it hanging on the wall of the shop. I'm going to get one of yours as well. Thanks James.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

thnaks Bill That means a lot!

It was educational! Thank you!

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! my pleasure

I just received my Wood by Wright strop yesterday. The stiffer leather works a lot better than soft stuff I had picked up in a craft store.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Sweet man. glad to hear you got it. thanks!

Thanks for sharing that

So.... being lazy as I am, I just ordered a kit from you! Here's to many years of sharp chisels and planes! Thanks! Look forward to some great videos in 2019.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man that means a lot!

Very very very excellent I like it

Hey James! Great video to pass on to others! I use the softer leather like Paul Sellers when I come off the diamond plates. In between, I keep a cut of an old belt on the bench when I am working. It molds to the shape that I need when I use the gouges and is small enough to stay out of the way.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Got to love the old belt!

Excellent resource

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Great idea!!!!!! cheers...rr(and thanks James)

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Richard!

Yes I’d like to see you make the compound

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

That video is coming up as soon as I finish the new mold.

Great video, essential information for newbies :). I like to strop using an MDF wheel on my bench grinder

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

now that is the fast way!

@Matthew-ir1ed

5 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWright definitely. The grinder is plugged into a foot operated dead-man switch, so it turns on as soon as I walk up to it

I have an MDF benchhook and use the back of that. Space is tight in a UK home workshop!

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

nice. I love those multi use tools!

I have a barbers strop, leather and canvas, which I use on short blade things like penknives. As for the regular woodworkers/leather workers strops, I also use them loose/unmounted for the same reasons you do. They are game changers for anyone that uses sharp-edged tools.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

So true. I have a barbers strop for my shaving razor.

@GaryWall

5 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWright Not my immediate assumption considering a chap that sports a crumb-catcher would have a cutthroat shaving razor. But, of course, maybe the head or should I not ask.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

@@GaryWall Yup the head gets shaved in the summer!

Bought a cheap belt, made 3 strops out of it. Glued to a piece of square stock for easy clamping in the vice. Its soft leather, would be nice to expierence some hard leather for comparison.

Thanks Mister Wright.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

my pleasure

My WbW strop and compound came in the mail, watching this to remember all about strops

@WoodByWright

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for supporting the channel.

Strops … will prolly always be a confusing subject. As usual, I find subjects relating to my new hobby to be not nearly so bad as first thought. Thank you!!

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

so true!

The horse butt or shell is practical because the occasional minor oopsies only leave shallow scratches and nicks. I use horse butt, smooth side up, for my razor. Charged with chrome ox but wiped off with leather so there is no hint of green or wax. The only way you can visually tell it is charged is by the black streaks of steel that form over time. IMO, rough side up "cake top" strops are more aggressive and more forgiving of mistakes/cuts. They are also dirtier. I keep one of these in the garage shop.

9:45 oh lord the dad joke! Hahaha maybe you should "think it oh-over" before doing that! bahaha

Good video. In an old book, I saw the recommendation to use a piece of bare aluminum plate as a strop (with no compound). The theory is that the molecularly-fine aluminum oxide that forms on the surface of the aluminum will buff your tool, and with no round-over. Never tried it, but thought it was interesting.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

that would be an interesting one to try.

@mildyproductive9726

5 жыл бұрын

You can strop on green or red painted surfaces. Green paint uften uses chromeox as the pigment. Red paint commonly contans iron oxide.

Really good presentation.The importance of stropping is not emphasized enough. Thanks.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

So true. thanks!

Well done - simplified conversation on wide wild world of strops! However... should have had the kids do the song and dance routine at the end... 🤪

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

LOL that would have been a good one. I need backup singers!

Recently I discovered your Chanel and let me tell you this stuff it's a gold of mine, the wood working it's now a hobby for me and with your help the progress it's getting easier! I was wondering what diamond plate you are using in the video at 6:00 ? you mentioned that the last it's 12k but the rest no so I want to know what to use are you using 600 and 1000 the first and second? The final it's 12k

@WoodByWright

8 ай бұрын

with diamonds the grit number is not solid, it is normally give or take 20% because they cut differently then normal stones. here are the ones I use. www.woodbywright.com/tool-suggestions/sharpening

@Im-building-stuff

8 ай бұрын

@@WoodByWright thanks for the info 🙏

thank you

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

any time Walter!

I dont know what I would do without my strops.

Horse but leather is hard but man does it sharpen

@WoodByWright

3 жыл бұрын

It is good stuff!

Great outro

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

thanks. I had a bit too much fun with this one!

can you also use a tube of polish past

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

sure. there are actually a few made specifically for it. though I know guys that use headlight polish. it is a bit more expensive as you go through more of it, but works!

I have leather, not butt though, dont like it as much as my hard board and mdf I have heat charged. I have not tried hors, I'd like to.

I have an question that I have not answered adequately for myself...and that is how much oil to use on the strop before the compound... a little mineral oil does seem to create a very nice slurry and expedite the transfer of the compound to the strop...What is your sense...Thanks James...

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

I do not use oil at all. I find it makes a mess and does not help the cutting at all. On top of that it makes the compound not adhear to the strop and you have to keep adding more. Bit that is just my opinion.

Once you charge a strop with one type of compounds, say course, can you ever charge it with a different compound for example a fine or superfine compound?

@WoodByWright

2 жыл бұрын

Sure. But if you go from a course to a fine, you might want to make sure you clean it out first with a wire brush or card scraper.

I'm about to buy a brand new Wood River plane. Is there any use for a strop on the sole in the process of flattening? Would it make any difference?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

no it would not make any difference. I never take a sole any higher then 400 and most of the time I stop at 200. It is going to get all scratched up quickly.

I saw an old saddle in an antique store. It was small and had many relatively loose layers that could be cut off. It was $25. Would this work?

@WoodByWright

Жыл бұрын

Sure. Just about any substrate will work. In general the harder the leather the better.

Gotta spoon knife / hook knife, do you have a vid on sharpening it ??

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

I have shown it in a few videos but I have never done a video specifically for it. I have a live called how to sharpen anything and I go over it in that.

@carbonitegamorrean8368

5 жыл бұрын

WILL SEE IF I CAN FIND THAT AND WILL WATCHY AGAIN

Looking forward to this one but wondering what your thoughts on faux leather strops are?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

not my favorite but they work great. I use to use just a scrap of wood.

@TheWoodgineer

5 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWright Watching this vid now and so I'm seeing :)

Hi James, I live in the UK, with all the hassle with international laws do you ship to the UK?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Sure do. I sent a couple to the UK on the last order.

I know you mentioned using wood as a strop works too but I wonder what other option there may be for a vegan strop. I know there may be people who are getting into woodworking and would prefer a vegan option. I've heard denim works so taking an old pair of jeans and cutting out a strip from it too use as a strop but not sure if that works well or not.

@WoodByWright

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much any flat surface or surface that can be made flat and can hold buffing compound will work fine. If I had to pick a vegan method I would probably go with mdf.

Dumb question but what brand watch are you wearing?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

it is a garmin fenix 5X commonly used for ultra runners. (my other hobby)

I’ve seen some carvers who charge the strop then warm the compound with a heat gun,would you recommend this?

@WoodByWright

Жыл бұрын

It helps work it into the leather a bit more. I don't find it to be functionality beneficial.

Love it man, I won't be wasting my money on a 8-12,000 grit water stone. I've been stropping on MDF, but I'm on the hunt for horse butt leather. Would you say your tools are sharp enough to cut tight dovetails in pine? I work a lot in pine

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

nice. Yes for soft pine I use a 20 degree chisel and can slice the end grain with out the slightest tearout. got to be crazy sharp for the soft pines!

I too have a hard time removing Christmas lights...

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

LOL yup why take down a good thing!

I want a carbonite compound! How can I get one?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

I am hoping to have them for sale around the end of this month. When I do I will put out a video showing how I make my own polishing compound.

Definitely need a carbonite compound! :)

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

LOL I will be making them up here soon.

Can you use a strop without the compound?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

You can, but it is very slow cutting. So it takes a lot longer if you are coming from a lower grit (

@mildyproductive9726

5 жыл бұрын

I gave this a try, myself. IMO, bare leather efficiently removes most of a fine wire edge and it will realign minor dings. If you sharpened to a fine enough grit, you will be fine with just that. But the compound produces a polish and makes a shaving edge last longer between maintenance. I hope James doesnt mind me adding my 2 cents.

✔👍👍💜

where do you ship?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

the whole world. though some countries cost as much for shipping as the strop.

@janikumlander1822

5 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWright how about Finland 😅

if your old enough to remember the barbers used a leather strop before you got a shave

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

oh ya. i got one of those for my strait.

Нормально

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Спасибо!

τι δερμα χρησιμοποιεις για το ακονισμα φιλε μου?καλη χρονια

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

αυτό είναι που μιλάμε για το βίντεο, αλλά το προτιμώμενο δέρμα μου είναι άλογο άκρη.

@watermain48

5 жыл бұрын

You have many talents @@WoodByWright

"Somethign Funney Should Be Here"

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

love playing with the tital cards!

0:14 Trolling the Spelling Nazis?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Always!

Bought a cheap belt, made 3 strops out of it. Glued to a piece of square stock for easy clamping in the vice. Its soft leather, would be nice to expierence some hard leather for comparison.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

got to love the great old belt leather!