SHARPAL 205H Double-sided Leather Strop (Genuine Cowhide) 13.2" x 2.4" Kit with 2 Oz. Polishing Compound & Angle Guide, Knife Stropping Block for Sharpening & Honing Knives tools, Woodcarving Chisels

The course strop on one side, the smooth on the other. A very nice wood handle makes this idea for edge touch ups while working. A nice little angle guide and fresh compound round out the kit. Comes in a heavy box appropriate for storing it all and keeping it in nice shape.I keep it on the bench while carving, or doing the weekly sharpening. Not sure it's a 'replacement' for your hanging strop, but time will tell. I'm very pleased, a professional tool, nicely done!

So far so good. I have a very good pocket knife and I keep the blade sharp. Helps alot.

Nice quality and smooth leather. I like the size and design of it as well. The issue is that the sides of the strop are noticeably higher than the middle and only the sides are showing signs of use after a long session of stropping. A little disappointing, but should be an easy fix with some sandpaper. Other than that, I have no complaints. The leather looks fairly thick as well so this should last years with proper care and maintainence.

I sharpen knives and tools professionally, and I wanted a new strop for that final finishing polish. My other strop already has green honing compound on it, and so I plan to use the green compound that came with this Sharpal paddle strop on my other strop.The Sharpal strop is mounted on a wood paddle with a good handle and 8 inches of leather on each side. One side has high quality smooth leather, and the other side has a suede side, also high quality and thicker leather than I usually see on other strops. I needed several uses on the suede side to get a uniform surface feel. The smooth side is very uniform leather with no irregularities in the fine grain.The strop handle has a hole in it so that the strop can be hung in the workshop. Because I travel to sharpen, I store my strop in the sturdy cardboard box that it came in.The strop comes with an angle guide, although this has to be used with care to avoid cutting the leather. Place the angle guide at the end of the strop, with the appropriate angle facing away from the leather. Place your knife flat against the desired angle and carefully observe how the knife appears. Then remove the angle guide, set the knife at the memorized angle, and pull the knife so that it drags across the leather, with the edge trailing behind the blade. (Stropping methods are easier to watch on YouTube than explain in words.)After you have stropped a few times, you probably won't need the angle guide except as an occasional reminder.The green compound that comes with the paddle strop appears to be of good quality. Not too hard, not too soft.One of the photos shows the smooth side of the paddle. A ruler shows the length of the leather. The angle guide also appears, along with a Puma skinner knife made in 1971.The other photo shows the suede side, and also a tall petty knife made from pipeline steel by Dao Vua, a Vietnamese forger.I am very happy with this Sharpal 205H double-sided leather strop and expect to get years of use from it.

New to hand sharpening, but I have never had sharper knives since I started doing it this way! The leather seems to be extremely high quality and very quick to finish up my sharpening. I did get a couple of nicks in the leather due from inexperience, but doesn’t seem to be hurting my quality.

How have I not used one my whole life? If you haven't used a strop before, well, you need to. With just a few drags, my nakiri is sharper than my razor! This leather is handly fused to a handle and comes with honing compound that will easily outlast me.

High quality feel, easy to use. Convenient that it comes with its own compound. Achieves a great edge on my japanese knives.

works as should for slicking up your knife.