The TOJIRO Natural Leather Strop is a mounted cowhide stropping surface on a magnolia wood base, designed for daily knife maintenance and final edge finishing. At 250mm x 70mm it is slightly larger than many bench strops, giving you more working surface for longer blades. Rubber pads on the underside keep the strop anchored to the counter during use. TOJIRO produces this strop to the same standard applied to their knives and sharpening tools - straightforward, well-made, and built for regular professional use.
Use edge-trailing strokes at your sharpening angle. Stropping on plain leather removes the fine burr that builds up with use and keeps the edge aligned between full sharpening sessions. Load the surface with 1 micron diamond spray or CBN spray for a more active finishing step. Mark recommends coming off a 1000 grit stone with 1 micron spray on the strop as a reliable everyday finishing sequence - a combination that produces clean, sharp edges without over-refining.
What Customers Are Saying: One reviewer purchased this strop after email correspondence with Mark specifically about his setup. He uses the 1 micron spray and reports it does a great job on all his knives. He notes the combination of this strop and the 1 micron spray is working well coming off a 1000 grit stone, consistent with the recommended approach.
Care Instructions: Use edge-trailing strokes only - never push the edge into the leather. Load with stropping compound as needed. Keep the leather clean and dry. Store flat.
Use edge-trailing strokes at your sharpening angle. Stropping on plain leather removes the fine burr that builds up with use and keeps the edge aligned between full sharpening sessions. Load the surface with 1 micron diamond spray or CBN spray for a more active finishing step. Mark recommends coming off a 1000 grit stone with 1 micron spray on the strop as a reliable everyday finishing sequence - a combination that produces clean, sharp edges without over-refining.
What Customers Are Saying: One reviewer purchased this strop after email correspondence with Mark specifically about his setup. He uses the 1 micron spray and reports it does a great job on all his knives. He notes the combination of this strop and the 1 micron spray is working well coming off a 1000 grit stone, consistent with the recommended approach.
Care Instructions: Use edge-trailing strokes only - never push the edge into the leather. Load with stropping compound as needed. Keep the leather clean and dry. Store flat.
- Brand: TOJIRO
- Material: Cowhide + Magnolia Wood
- Dimensions: 250 mm x 70 mm x 25 mm
- Weight: 200 g
- Base: Rubber grip pads
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17 people found this review helpful
I got this after a few emails with Mark. The strop is well made, appears to be good quality. I find the combo of this strop and a 1 micron spray does a great job on all my knives. I might opt for a second setup with a 5-7 micron spray, but Mark's recommendation of 1 micron when coming off a 1000 grit stone seems to be working.
17 people found this review helpful
I got this after a few emails with Mark. The strop is well made, appears to be good quality. I find the combo of this strop and a 1 micron spray does a great job on all my knives. I might opt for a second setup with a 5-7 micron spray, but Mark's recommendation of 1 micron when coming off a 1000 grit stone seems to be working.
