GPHT LAB COMPRE 7 Honing and Stropping
Arkansas
Artificial stone more polishing effect than belgium yellow
Fine carborundum
Artificial stone much coarser bite only used for badly nicked knives
Heel to toe
Direction of honing
Toe to heel
Direction of stroping
Plate glass
Excellent substitute for stone
Leather
Finest quality
Honing
Grinding cutting edge
Soapy water 3 in 1 oil (light oils: animal, vegetable, mineral) Mineral oil USP (liquid paraffin BP) Castor oil Clove oil Xylene
Lubricants
Canvas and leather
Materials for strops
Skin is from rump of animal
Meaning of good leather
Belgium yellow
Natural sandstone best hone for manual sharpening
Finely powdered Al oxide made into paste with water
Plate glass prep
Stropping
Polishing cutting edge
Remove burr from honing
Purpose of stropping
Remove all metal particles
Purpose of warm soap water wash
Same bite to belgium yellow
Same bite to plate glass
8 x 3 inches
Size of hone
8 x 3 x 1 inches
Size of plate glass
10-20 stokes
Strokes to be done on honing
Soft lint-free cloth
Used to cover knife if no wooden box
Fine carborundum
Used to hone badly nicked knives
Shell horse
Used to label good leather strops