Stones & Strops - Stones and strops are the traditional way to keep your carving tools sharp.  Even the best tools will eventually need to be sharpened.  Strops are used to help sharp tools stay that way.  A strop won't bring a dull tool back, stones or diamond cards will be required for that.  Below are a variety of great products to help you keep your tools sharp and ready!

Includes a autographed copy of How to Sharpen Woodcarving Tools by Skylar Johnson, a tool box strop and aluminum oxide abrasive.

Super Sharp Paper Wheels

 Our best selling sharpening product and the easiest way for you to achieve professional results at home. Wheels are made in the USA out of laminated paper and will fit on any ordinary bench grinder with 1/2" or 5/8" arbor. They work best on a high speed motor (3450-3600 rpm ). One wheel is coated with silicon carbide grit which will allow you to shape and sharpen your tools and the other wheel is for polishing. Apply the included rouge to the wheel and polish your tools to a razor's edge. Deluxe kit comes with two wheels, white rouge, extra carbide grit and wheel conditioning compound. Mounting and operating instructions included.  Use with your Motor or Bench Grinder. Motor/Grinder Not Included.

New! Wheels only now available!

Powerstrop attaches to your drill. Includes mandrel(s) and polishing rouge. The easy way to put power behind your stropping. Solid leather wheels.

Pure oilstone for razor sharp cutting edge. With pre profiled surface for easy sharpening and resharpening of your gouges and v-tools. Approx 3 7/8x2 5/8x3/4".

Includes sharpening instructions, one ounce honing oil, hard Arkansas fine stone, soft Arkansas medium stone and silicon carbide coarse stone (.5"x4") neatly attached to wood and stored in a plastic tube.

A top quality aluminum oxide combination stone, One side has medium grit and the other has coarse grit. 8" long stone. Use with honing oil.

The perfect way to hone and debur the inside of your gouges. Use this curved shape ceramic to hone the curved shape on your larger gouges. An inexpensive way to handle those burrs.
8.5"length x 3/8"diameter.

Small enough to fit in your tool roll for quick touch ups. This medium natural Arkansas stone is approx 2.75" x 1x3/8". Use with honing oil.

Fine grit, super sharpening block. Use with water, Just a few light strokes produces a sharp edge. Surface size 2"x6" Imported

Sharpens quickly, stays flat, comes with storage pouch. Sharpening surface 2" x 3/4" each. Three grits fine, medium and super fine. Clean, use with water.

Pocket Diamond Sharpener w/leather storage pouch. 
Measures 3"x1".  600 grit.  Made in USA.

Easy and clean to use! The professionals choice. Comes with instructions.
Overall length 8" Walnut Paddle.  1" x 3" Diamond surface.  Made in USA

Diamond sharpener on walnut base with non-skid feet.
Sharpening surface 4"x2".   Fine 600 grit. Made in USA

New Item!  Wallet Size Diamond Hones $12.95 & Taper Hone $9.95
Keep your tools sharp with these credit card sized
diamond hones.  Small 2" x 3-1/4". is just the right
size for your tool box.  Available in 3 grits.

Flexcut Slip Strop  This strop has been specially molded to allow for polishing and deburring the hard to reach areas on the inside of your v-tools and gouges as well as the outside edges. Includes a small bar of polishing compound and detailed instructions.

       #8631 Flexcut Gold Compound (4oz) $6.75

Most carvers could not get by without their strop.  This one has a solid wood frame with leather on one side and a silicon carbide surface on the other for touching up slightly dull surfaces.  The unique aspect of this strop is that near one end, wood is removed from the frame to allow the leather surface to give or flex with a tool such as a gouge, allowing the entire cutting edge to make contact with the leather. We recommend using aluminum oxide powder (sold below) with this strop. Made in the USA. Length 12".

Need polishing compound?

A Mountain Woodcarvers Exclusive!
This high quality, American made strop features a whopping
3-1/4" wide x 9-1/2" long fully leather wrapped stropping surface.  Perfect for your longer knives.  One edge has a v profile while the other edge is rounded.  Overall length is 14-3/4". 
 

Need polishing compound?

Unique rubber material mounted to a flat wood surface. Has a flat conventional stropping surface but in addition one end is v-shaped for stropping the inside of your v-tools and one edge is u-shaped to strop the inside of your gouges.   Use with abrasive #1224.

Need polishing compound?

Great size for all carvers. Stropping surface 1.5x7". One side is leather for stropping your tools to a razor's edge. The other side is high grit sandpaper for quickly removing burs.

Need polishing compound?

   Small, basic leather strop on a nice wooden frame.  Fits nicely in your tool roll.  Overall length 8", leather surface is 1.25"x 6".

Need polishing compound?

Zam Polishing Compound It's back! One of the most requested items. Known as a great abrasive for polishing your carving knives, gouges, v-tools and chisels.

Polishing Compounds

#1136 EX FINE Green Honing Compound $13.95

Large ONE Pound Bars!

Oregon Stones  -  Since 1928 the Oregon Stone Company has been making quality whetstones by only using the highest quality materials. These man-made stones are characterized by their durability, cutting effectiveness and affordable price.  Made in the USA .  1-1/2"x4"x5/8" Instructions included. Use with honing
oil #1212 sold below.

 Ceramic Sharpening Stones Ceramic stones are hard, stay flat and need no oil or lubricant.  Medium grade (dark) for shaping and sharpening.  Ultra fine (white) for polishing and keeping a razor edge. Size is 1-3/4" x 4-7/16" and includes protective pouch. No honing oil required.

   Spyderco's Double Stuff Pocket Stone is a classic example of space-age technology applied to a down to earth need.   Composed of high-alumina ceramic this material needs no water or oil when sharpening!   One side is a fine grit for polishing  and the other is medium for light shaping.  Compact size of 1"x5"x.25". 

This basic kit includes everything you need to get a sharp edge on your tools. Includes one medium Arkansas stone, one fine Arkansas stone, honing oil, angle guide and instructions.

GO to SALE Page India Slip Stones $11.95 each approx 2.25x7/8"x3/16" (in order, as shown)

Light mineral based oil to be used with Arkansas stones to float away the metallic particles.

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