Understanding Honing Compound

Understanding Honing Compound What is honing compound? Honing compound is extremely fine abrasive used in the final polishing stages of sharpening. These abrasives are sometimes loose, but are usually held in a medium like a wax bar, a paste or a spray.

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This 20oz honing compound bar works perfectly for our Cangshan knives with Cangshan leather strops. Used for polishing, lapping, stropping, and honing all types of knives or wood working devices to a micro fine razor-sharp cutting edge. Honing compound is a very fine abrasive used in the last polishing stages of sharpening. Just lightly apply the honing compound across a revolving leather, felt or hard sewn cloth buffing wheel. Then move the working piece across the revolving wheel.

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Understanding Honing Compound

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The Honing compound is made by hand from Chrome oxide and beeswax. Chrome oxide is the most common oxide for sharpening as it buffs to a fine polish

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