Hand American Made
Leather for Hone/Slip Makers
Compressed full-grained 4/5 ounce bark tanned cowhide is specifically intended for use in making hones. This 6" x 12" section of leather also includes instructions for making and using the hone. Hones work nicely for maintaining edges on sharp tools during use, depending in part on...
Details
Features:
• When used properly, a wide variety of grinding and polishing surfaces can be created
• All smooth hide can be cleaned by using a small amount of mineral spirits
• Hide is split and starts out at just over 1/8" thick - then compressed to a uniform thickness
• Hide is bark tanned and compressed specifically for the purpose of creating hones
Reviews
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Great quality and great value.
Cut into two pieces 3in by 12 in. Glued rough side on one side of 3 in by 12 in board and smooth side on other. I use it for honing knives and it works great. Very high quality leather.
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Honing leather
Gets my blades and chisels mirorlike smooth.
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Great Piece of Leather
I bought this piece of leather to make my own strops for sharpening my bushcraft and survival knives. The piece was plenty big enough to make several strops of various sizes. I purchased a 2 oz. bottle of Gorilla Glue to adhere it to the wood bases--worked perfectly!
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Perfect for honing tools.
The leather came flat not rolled up like in the picture which was my main concern. Enough to make a nice size hone of your own. Good for what I wanted it for!
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Leather Strops Keep You Sharp!
I cut into 11/2" wide strips and glued a smooth and textured side to both sides of a shaped wooden handle to make great honing strops for woodworking tools and knives. Enough material for over 4 such strops. Quality leather with unblemished surface and easy to work with. The textured side needed a few brushes with an edge to raise the leather to readily hold sharpening compound. You with enjoy how it greatly improves the final product of any sharpening project.
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Great for finishing sharpen
Makes a great finished edge
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Finally truly sharp tools
Puts the final razors edge on tools.