JRE REC Edition Loaded Strop Bat
This workshop-ready strop brings four distinct leather surfaces to your sharpening station. Crafted in Schaumburg, IL, from red oak, the 16-inch Strop Bat features a 6-inch handle and 9-inch stropping zone, creating the perfect tool for maintaining that final edge. This 'Loaded" Version gives you 4 unique leather surfaces, 3 of which are pre-loaded. The Compounds are not graded like sandpaper, but a close approximation is: Black 3000, Green 5000, Blue 7000. Also, has a bare leather side. If you want a "Naked" version where you can add your own compounds, Oils of Emulsions, they can be found here. This bat has a 9-inch stropping length that handles any blade size and has REC Laser Marked into the Leather. Represent!
Pro-Tips:
-Alcohol will clean the leather, but it also pulls the oils out of the leather and will make it "harden". While It won't hurt the leather or affect the performance, you can use saddle soap or mineral oil on it to soften it back up again. (The Strop doesn't need to be soaked; just wipe some on) You can also use olive oil or anything similar to that.
-Be aware that some stropping solutions have harsher solvents in them that potentially can eat away at the glue bond, which may cause the leather to separate from the wood in some places. If this happens, you can easily glue the leather back down with an epoxy.
