Sharpening & Stropping
- How do I dry my whetstones?
- How many whetstones should I buy when starting out?
- Will stropping make my knives sharper?
- What are the differences between each leather type you offer on Burrfection strops?
- Stropping: what angle and motion am I supposed to use?
- What grit(s) is most important when buying a whetstone?
- How long will whetstones last?
- Are all your whetstones made in Japan?
- I have a really dull knife that I have never sharpened, can I simply strop to make it razor sharp?
- How do I clean my strop?
- Why should I buy a synthetic whetstone instead of a natural one? Aren’t natural whetstones better?
- Can I skip lower grit whetstones, and just get a #10000+ grit whetstone?
- How do I choose between 10” and 12” strops?
- How do I maintain or clean my whetstones, and how often?
- How long do strops last?
- What is considered a coarse, medium, or fine grit?
- How to make a doubled sided Diamond plate
- How should I store my strop?
- Is there a difference in performance between the strop bases?