Where to purchase honing compound?

[Tman]

That sounds interesting Soxx. My wife is a candle maker so we have everything on hand with the exception of abrasive. What kind/grit of abrasive would you recommend and where should I get it?

[Soxx]

Can't believe it Tman. There is someone out there as crazy as I am. I think what worked best for me was to mix equal parts, by volume, of abrasive and wax. If it starts to set-up before it's mixed in then just heat it up again. Like I said, I used a heat gun and it works just fine. I tried the low melt wax for application on strops and such and the regular paraffin wax for buffing wheels. The wax I used is the same as used for canning so don't know how that might compare to candle wax.  You don't want it too hard though. You can buy canning wax in the grocery store. Use whatever you want for a mold to pour the stuff into. I used the cardboard tube out of a roll of paper towels and then just peeled away the cardboard after it solidified. 

You can find all kinds of abrasive A/O, S/C etc. on Amazon for not much money and in all micron sizes. I suppose that you will want 10 micron and smaller. Get a bunch of different food color and dye the wax while it is hot. If you do much experimenting you'll be surprised how quickly you forget which is which so write it down.

Just do very small batches until you figure out what works. A stick of this stuff lasts a long time but it's not about saving money. What I like most about this is that I know how much actual abrasive is in my compound. Knives aren't the only thing I polish. I use this stuff on everything from old copper pans to antique tools.