How to Choose (and use) Your First Strop - Complete Beginner Whittling Lesson

In this video you will learn how to choose and use your first strop. A strop is a must have piece of equipment for the beginner as it is used for keeping your knife sharp.

At the end of this video you will be able to:
1) Identify what a strop and stropping compound are.
2) Apply stropping compound to a strop.
3) Demonstrate proper technique for stropping your whittling knife.
4) Choose a strop

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Series Description: Welcome to the Complete Beginner Whittling Lessons Series! This series is intended for people who are completely new to whittling and looking for advice on how to get started. It starts with a series of four videos about what equipment and materials are needed for whittling and then there will be a series of projects that will teach the basics of whittling while completing specific projects.

Note that this series focuses on what I would call hobby whittling using dedicated whittling knives and wood that are specifically designed for whittling as a hobby. We will not focus on found wood carving, knives that are not specifically dedicated to whittling, spoon carving, bushcraft or other forms of whittling and woodcarving in this series.

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