01-17-2018, 10:55 AM
Mr. Scott, I think bare leather is a fair alternative, because it would tend to straiten a rolled edge without abrasion. It doesn't work as well as a smooth steel IMHO.
Smooth steels are great for maintaining a polished edge on soft steel, against rolling and denting. Actually best IMHO.
Leather with abrasive compound is different, as any other abrasive would be. Arkansas stones, especially the Hard ones, provide so little abrasion, I would include them as good edge straiteners. Anything diamond, CBN or ceramic are high end end abrasive, but at finest grits abrasion would probably be secondary to straitening soft steel.
Smooth steels are great for maintaining a polished edge on soft steel, against rolling and denting. Actually best IMHO.
Leather with abrasive compound is different, as any other abrasive would be. Arkansas stones, especially the Hard ones, provide so little abrasion, I would include them as good edge straiteners. Anything diamond, CBN or ceramic are high end end abrasive, but at finest grits abrasion would probably be secondary to straitening soft steel.