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“SHARPENING” IS ‹ Above: Stropping
is an effective way
THE INTENTIONAL to remove a micro
burr or to polish
off your newly
AND PURPOSEFUL sharpened knife.
Many people will
REMOVAL OF METAL use the strop on a
daily or semi-daily
FROM A BLADE basis to keep their
blade edge keen.
Some strops already
TO INCREASE THE have a diamond
paste applied
KEENNESS OF ITS that provides an
additional polishing
EDGE AND INCREASE abrasive. Barber has
a .5-micron paste on
the unfinished side
THE BLADE’S of his strop.
CUTTING ABILITY.
THE TECHNIQUE
I USE TO FIND OR
ESTABLISH THE
BURR IS ONE I CALL › Right: After using the
unfinished side, the
“SCRUBBING.” author flips the strop
to the finished side, to
which he has applied
a .1-micron paste.

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