Kitchen knives

[Drybonz]

For kitchen knives... do you guys prefer a hanging, paddle or bench strop?

Just curious.

[superbleu]

Hanging,
I use either felt or seat belt webbing and CrOx or Diamond.
I think a bench or paddle would be too small/short especially for the bigger chef knives.

[eastomjac]

i use a steel on my kitchen cutlery.if i need to improve the edge i use a fine arkansas stone the finish with the steel.

[Drybonz]

seat belt webbing

I had wondered, at one time, whether these could be used for a strop. Do you just cut one out of a used vehicle?

[superbleu]

I had wondered, at one time, whether these could be used for a strop. Do you just cut one out of a used vehicle?

yeah, or junk yard (but it might be dirty/covered with blood)
The piece I have came from a retaining strap for a wheel chair.

[honed]

Bench, always. I want precision & then a flat bench strop is the only alternative.
Balsa and nano-cloth on glass. And a kangaroo on glass for finishing

[Possum]

I use mostly a canvas strop layed on the counter top in 3X12". My leather strop I normally don't use for kitchen cutlery. Possum

[Drybonz]

Balsa and nano-cloth on glass. And a kangaroo on glass for finishing

Do you make your own glass-backed strops, honed?

[SkipH]

i use a steel on my kitchen cutlery.if i need to improve the edge i use a fine arkansas stone the finish with the steel.

+1

[Giant Kiwi]

I'm a chef and use a steel.
Like stropping it takes a bit of practise but once mastered you can keep a knife off the stone for a couple of months.

[Legion]

I steel kitchen knives. I have quite a nice German butchers steel.

[Doc226]

And a kangaroo on glass for finishing

He got me into this, it is nice

Do you make your own glass-backed strops, honed?

I did, I'll have to post pics later

I have been using a ceramic "steel" on kitchen knifes, they work great.

[honed]

Do you make your own glass-backed strops, honed?

Nope, I use Ken Schwartz/Precise Sharpening, from here:

http://www.chefknivestogo.com/kangaroostrops.html

The combination of the ultra-flat glass & the very thin, firm 'roo makes it a very precise tool
Very nice for straights too, as flat & precise of an edge that you can get.

[Drybonz]

Nope, I use Ken Schwartz/Precise Sharpening, from here:

http://www.chefknivestogo.com/kangaroostrops.html

Ah ok... cool. I have seen those before. Do you use the device or just manually strop on those? Just curious.

[Drybonz]

I did, I'll have to post pics later

Sounds good, Doc... would like to see what you made.

[honed]

Ah ok... cool. I have seen those before. Do you use the device or just manually strop on those? Just curious.

No, I use it free hand.

I have some varieties on these, since I have been lucky enough to be Ken's guinea pig for the last year or so.
Some seriously cool stuff he has come up with!

[Drybonz]

No, I use it free hand.

I have some varieties on these, since I have been lucky enough to be Ken's guinea pig for the last year or so.
Some seriously cool stuff he has come up with!

That sounds pretty cool. I have been using the back of one of my hanging strops for my knives... but I think I may try to make something. I have been into the DIY thing lately.

[honed]

That sounds pretty cool. I have been using the back of one of my hanging strops for my knives... but I think I may try to make something. I have been into the DIY thing lately.

A really flat, hard strop makes a big difference on a good knife IMO.
Even withut pastes it certainly does good things to the edge.

[Drybonz]

Thanks for the advice.