Lansky® Leather Stropping Hone

The ultimate accessory of your Lansky Sharpening System. Leather stropping hone for polishing or "stropping" on already sharp blades. It works on the same principle as a shaving leather strop.It is an old technique for polishing a blade that results in the sharpest edge your blades have seen since they left the factory. This product is not included in any Lansky Sharpening Kit, it is only sold separately. 

Instructions for use 

• insert the guide rod into the hone 
• make sure that the rod is in line with the sharpening surface 
• if needed, bend the rod slightly 
• secure the knife into the included clamp, tighten the clamp with the front screw, the knife is secured with a red fixing screw
• set the angle - to the same one pre-established 
• you can hold it in a hand or clamp for extra safety/or use special Lansky stand 
• The Leather Stropping Hone requires that you pull the hone away from the edge rather than push the hone against the edge like you would do with other hones. 
repeat sharpening on the other side 
• reepat approx 60 times for each side
• when the sharpener is accumulated with any metallic burrs – clean it with honing oil and fine cloth or paper towel 
• start with the coarsest hone and work your way down to the finest – the one you start with depending on condition (the duller edge the coarser grit) 
• for sharpening serrations the special serrated hones are used 
• set the angle - to the same one pre-established 
place the edge of the serrated hone into the serrations and push the hone against the edge 
• for larger serrations use rolling motion 
• repeat approx 46 times for each serration
• to remove any small steel particles accumulated on the flat side gently run the flat side of the hone up and down over the length of the blade several times. 

Benefits you need to know about:

• leather stropping hone 
• it works on the same principle as a shaving leather strop
  
• ergonomic plastic housing for secure grip  
• made in the USA