Can't remember where I got mines, But I have bricks the size of my forearm. White, Green, and Pink. Although I rarely strop, sorta come to the conclusion I like a toothy edge more. Unless there's a wire burr, then I'll strop. Got me 3 strops with different leathers. The one I use most is Flexxx
I like stripping and have a few different strops. I have been using a green compound that cape with a strop and I just used up the last bit so I’m trying to figure out what to get next.
I like the bark river green for touching up razors. On knives I usually do edge trailing strokes on a high grit stone then straight leather warmed up with the palm of my hand. I've also had really good results gluing a piece of denim to balsa wood and adding diamond paste to that.
I use whatever brand green compound the local lowes sells. Bought a stick several years ago and have yet to use it all
It does last a good long while doesnt it? Im on year two or three with mine but i recharge it infrequently. Should do it every time but it still works ok.
I have BRK supplied compounds in black, green and white. I find that they all contain a pretty large range of abrasive. Black is very coarse and is capable of doing pretty heavy edge maintenance. I find that green readily roughens the scratch pattern from 1000 grit. Even 600 off diamond is cleaner than green. I think there are smaller particles in there, but with the mix I wouldn’t want to use it for a razor. Given the above, about all I ever find a use for at home is the white, but I rarely use it because I prefer 0.5 micron CBN instead. It’s fast for its size and unlike the compounds is a very consistent size and therefore scratch pattern. For work like removing a wire edge it’s plenty abrasive, and not so fast that it will alter the whole profile. I’ve heard people say BRK compounds are like 1000, 3000, and 6000? maybe (black, green, white), I find they both perform and result in edges much coarser than that. I’d use black and green exclusively in the field, though it would take a pretty prolonged trip to warrant that I think. It still has its place. When you apply compound, some leather should still show through, and you should never have whole patches colored with compound. You shouldn’t need to apply it often. The one pound bars I bought should literally last longer than I will by far. Once the abrasive is kind of lodged in the leather, it’s good to go until there is so much metal with it that it needs to be adjusted. I’ve never found that the compound gets removed to the point of being totally ineffective so if I rub some more on, it’s very light.
my preference is flexcut gold -- I picked it up in a woodworking shop to polish my chisels. works great on knives.
