Connell Leather Strop with Polishing Compound

A strop is a leather strip used to polish the edge of a chisel, plane iron or knife. Stropping is the final part of the sharpening process for a truly sharp edge, and has always been the accepted way to finish a cut-throat razor for the closest shave.

Unlike honing, which removes metal from the bevel, stropping burnishes away any microscopic metal strands clinging to the edge and polishes the bevel and back of the blade. Once the point where these two meet is as smooth as possible, the edge is at its sharpest.

Includes:
Leather sharpening strop
Superfine polishing compound