Jewellers's rouge and leather for strop

[BMac]

I put some Johnston's Baby Oil on my strop or sharpening stones and it seems to work well.

Brendan

 

[George_N]

I recycle my old handbags. They make good strops.

BTW, don't get confused between AutoSol and Anusol. Not the same thing.

DAMHIKT

S

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Yes, you might be rolling on the floor but you wouldn't be laughing your pineapple off

 

[TrimTheKing]

I recycle my old handbags. They make good strops.

BTW, don't get confused between AutoSol and Anusol. Not the same thing.

DAMHIKT

S

That would definitely shine up your ring...


Hat, coat, gone!

 

[Benchwayze]

Hi there

Thing is where on earth do I get some Jeweller's rouge from?

Cheers, Jack

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keyw ... 0jnmu6bq_e

You can also make it. If you burn fine wire-wool, (in a tin, because it burns rapidly) It becomes red hot and turns to a fine red powder which is Jewellers' rouge. But I think you need to burn a lot of wire wool.

It's also sold as 'Scratch Remover', in bottles Which should work on a leather strop.

Strops:

http://www.leathersmith.com/strops.html

That was the first result to my search for Barbers Strops. There's a load of suppliers to choose from.

John

 

[Lons]

Thanks for the comments in response to my questions guys.


"It's also sold as 'Scratch Remover', in bottles Which should work on a leather strop."

Is that the same stuff used on car paintwork and come to think of it the what about Tcut or even Brasso which is very mildly abrasive?

"I think you could use almost anything that gave a bit of lubrication to the wheel or leather...it's not critical. It's just that Vaseline comes in a reasonable sized container and is fairly neutral regarding smell and ease of handling. Old sump oil would work just as well, but I'm not sure I'd want to dip my finger in it - Rob"

Aha......... A use for the KY jelly then for the oldies who can't remember why they bought it! :? :?

 

[Benchwayze]

Jewellers' rouge is about the finest (grain size) abrasive you can obtain.

It's used in the optical industry for polishing lenses, and optical mirrors.
I still have some, which has gone lumpy. I used it to make a 6" astronomical mirror. To get the finest grains, I used to suspend the powder in water until it had settled, and then skim the top layers of the sediment, when figuring the glass to a parabola.

To do this it's embedded in a pitch 'lap', and it's a surprisingly fast cutting abrasive. So I should think that on a strop it would work better than most other abrasives. (A warning. It's messy stuff, it gets everywhere, and ingrains itself into your hands. ) I confess though, I have never stropped a woodwork tool in my life, except on the heel of my hand. (Touch wood I have never yet cut myself either!) And I don't do it with narrow chisels and irons!

Hope this 'useless' info helps a little.

John

 

[Benchwayze]

I recycle my old handbags. They make good strops.

BTW, don't get confused between AutoSol and Anusol. Not the same thing.

DAMHIKT

S

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Yes, you might be rolling on the floor but you wouldn't be laughing your pineapple off

That's 'piles' too much information!
and DAMHIKT either! :lol: :lol: