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Slip Strop

by BeaverCraft Team 02 Sep 2025 0 Comments
Term: Slip Strop

A slip strop is a small, hand-held strop used for sharpening fine edges of carving tools. Typically made of leather or a similar abrasive surface with a backing, it’s compact and often shaped to hug your finger or palm. The key feature of a slip strop is that it can get into tight spots and curves, polishing the inside bevels as well as the outside edge.

Beginners find slip strops useful because they are easy to use and portable. After honing with stones or larger strops, you can quickly touch up the edge anywhere, even mid-project. If you have a curved gouge or hook knife, the slip strop helps polish the inside of the curve, maintaining a razor-sharp burr without removing material. This makes it great for quick maintenance: instead of sharpening a gouge on a bench stone, you press it into the slip strop and polish away small nicks.

At BeaverCraft, we offer traditional leather paddle strops (like our LS5P1 designed for hook knives and gouges), but for really tight inside cuts you might use a slip strop. The concept is the same: polish the edge. Our LS5P1 is «tailored to the unique curved profiles of hook knives, spoon carving tools, and gouges», just like a slip strop. So while we may not sell the slip-strop-shaped tool directly, our leather strops serve the same role on hook blades. Beginners can use a BeaverCraft leather paddle or even a fine abrasive towel in place of a flexcut slip strop to hone inside curves.

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BeaverCraft Company guarantees that:

Each tool is tested and undergoes strict quality control. Our tools are professionally-sharpened and come razor-sharp ready to use right out of the box. Every instrument has a sturdy construction, and its blade is securely glued and firmly attached to the handle. The tool blade is made of hardenable carbon steel and hardened to 56+ HRC. Our tools will not break if appropriately used (only for wood carving jobs).

The warranty does not cover the following cases:

Normal wear and tear of the product. Each customer should independently maintain the sharpness of the purchased tool. Loss of sharpness during operation is not a reason for the repair or replacement of the tool manufactured by BeaverCraft. Misuse or abuse. BeaverCraft tools are designed for hand carving only. Lack of maintenance and cleaning (learn about tool care). Defects resulting from incorrect tool storage are not reasons for replacement. Self-repair, modification, disassembly, and other human behavior that causes damage. Tool loss.

Return/Replacement Policy

Please contact our customer service team if any BeaverCraft tool has failed due to manufacturing defects or doesn't match the listing description. Let us know what happened; attach a picture of the instrument that clearly shows the problem, and describe how you used the tool. We also require further information, such as your contact details which include the following: your name, phone number, address, and email address that you can send to returns@beavercrafttools.com. We will replace the tool with a new one at our own expense and pay all the shipping costs.

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The ten years guarantee applies only to wood carving tools from BeaverCraft. Always pay extreme attention when unpacking, using, or sharpening any of our tools. BeaverCraft tools are not designed as weapons and should never be used as such. Injuries occurring during the careless use or improper maintenance of BeaverCraft tools are a risk that our customers are aware of. You should never forget safety precautions and follow the correct procedure for using wood carving tools. Children should not use BeaverCraft tools without adult supervision.

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