Leather Strop (LS1P1)

I picked up this strop to use as part of my regular edge maintenance, and after working it into my routine, I’ve got a solid feel for what it does well. This is a bare leather strop with no rigid backing, which is something to be aware of going in. The leather itself feels good—supple but not overly soft—and it has enough structure to be usable without feeling flimsy. Because there’s no backing, it does require a lighter, more controlled touch to avoid rounding the edge, but that’s just part of the nature of this style. I’m using it without any compound, and it still performs well. It cleans up the edge, improves bite, and helps maintain a smooth cutting feel with just a few light passes. It’s not aggressive, but that’s not the point—it’s more about maintaining than rebuilding an edge. To get a firm surface, I lay the strop on top of my sharpening stone, which sits on its plastic box. That setup gives me a stable, non-slip base and makes the strop much easier to use consistently. I’ve been using it on DC53, 14C28N, and the steel Victorinox uses in their Swiss Army knives, and it performs well across all of them. It responds consistently regardless of the steel, which is exactly what I want in a maintenance strop. Another thing I like is how easy it is to store. It fits right into the same plastic box as my stone, so everything stays together and ready to go. If you’re expecting a firm, paddle-style strop, this isn’t that. But if you understand what a flexible, bare leather strop is meant to do and use a light touch, it works well and fits nicely into a simple maintenance routine. Overall, it’s a straightforward, effective strop that does its job without any fuss.

Great for honing a blade to keep it nice a sharp. The included polish was a nice touch too.

The BeaverCraft LS2P1 Stropping Leather Strop stands out for its excellent leather thickness and reversible design, making it an ideal size for bench stropping. The leather feels substantial and performs very well for refining and maintaining sharp edges. Out of the box, the only drawback is that the strop can slide around during use. To solve this, I mounted it to a wooden base using contact adhesive and added a non-slip backing. Since I primarily strop on the suede side, I glued it suede-side up—and the result is fantastic. It’s now a rock-solid bench strop that I reach for after every sharpening session. Overall, this is a high-quality strop with excellent leather, and with a simple mounting solution, it becomes an outstanding bench sharpening tool.

Great for smaller blades

If you want a razor edge and mirror finish, you have arrived!

Take your blade's sharpness to the next level. Super easy. Once you're done on your sharpening stone, a few quick passes on this strop will have your blade ready to shave with, literally. Perfect for your filet knife.

Great for polishing nibs. Good quality. I cut a little slit into it so I could get into the hard to reach places.

Smell VERY strong of gas, thinner, or other noxious chemical such that had to immediately wash it with soap and water and about 1/2 the smell but still not able to have indoors so left outside in the sun to "off gas" and it was a little better. However, I would NOT recommend this be kept indoors because of the smell. I leave it in the garage with the other chemicals and use it there or outside. Since I have 400, 1000, and 6000 grit diamond sharpening stones already I don't know if this actually helps; after using the diamond sharpening stones the knives are very sharp and do not see / feel a difference after using this chemical strap. Giving 3 stars because the experts say it helps to use leather and this appears to be real leather and thus I guess it does what is intended.

Just the right size for stropping blades

Väldigt liten skall tilläggas. Men annars som förväntat. Även snabb relevans

Excellente qualitée du cuir.

Didn’t appear to be double-sided. Seemed to be mounted to on some synthetic material which didn’t matter to me since I attached it to a board as a strop. But l believe it shouldn’t be called double-sided.

No soy un experto afilador, pero va muy bien para asentar los filos, me es muy practica