• Hinoki espresso leather knife strop — three-quarter view showing burgundy leather surface on hinoki wood base
  • Hinoki espresso leather knife strop — close-up of end showing burgundy leather thickness and hinoki wood grain
  • video of man in front of wood cutting and leather strop demonstrating the stropping technique in kitchen background
    video of man in front of wood cutting and leather strop demonstrating the stropping technique in kitchen background
  • thick strip English bridle leather showing unique burgundy espresso brown color and natural leather color atop tall sturdy hinoki wood base and light grey background detailed closeup
  • Hinoki espresso leather knife strop — top view with Japanese knife alongside, showing strop in use context
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Espresso Hinoki Leather Knife Strop

Hinoki Kitchen Craft

Highest quality English Bridle leather, easiest, scratch free tool for keeping your knife sharp. Highest quality hinoki wood base.

$65.00
$65.00
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Hinoki espresso leather knife strop — three-quarter view showing burgundy leather surface on hinoki wood base
Hinoki espresso leather knife strop — close-up of end showing burgundy leather thickness and hinoki wood grain
video of man in front of wood cutting and leather strop demonstrating the stropping technique in kitchen background
thick strip English bridle leather showing unique burgundy espresso brown color and natural leather color atop tall sturdy hinoki wood base and light grey background detailed closeup
Hinoki espresso leather knife strop — top view with Japanese knife alongside, showing strop in use context

Espresso Hinoki Leather Knife Strop

Product information

Description

The Hinoki Leather knife Strop is an essential tool to quickly refine and hone the sharpness and edge of your kitchen knife. 

A leather strop is an excellent tool to maintain your knife's edge. A strop is great for removing tiny imperfections after sharpening. A crucial step to a very sharp knife. Also, with common everyday use the edge will bend to one side or the other. A strop is very useful to realign this primary edge. Think of it like a honing rod, but much easier to use. 

The design came from a desire for a strop that was both quick and reliable. A strop tall enough to work on its own with a non-slip base, a reliable height to allow for knuckle clearance and a leather that worked great without compound.

English Bridle is a premium, smooth and natural grain leather. This unique leather offers an excellent tactile feel when using. It has a slightly waxy surface, ideal for stropping and honing without compounds. The draw of this leather is exceptional.

Yoshino, grown in the Kii Peninsula of Nara Prefecture, is considered to be one of the finest hinoki woods in Japan. It is characterized by a pale pink heartwood and nearly uniform, dense annual rings. Like all hinoki, yoshino is naturally antibacterial and mold resistant, and has a light, natural citrus smell. It dries quickly, which makes it easy to use and maintain. 

Details

  • Brand: Hinoki Kitchen Craft
  • Size: 210mm length x70mm width x40mm tall
  • Weight: 305g (10.75oz)
  • Material: yoshino hinoki, English bridal leather
  • yoshino hinoki from Japan
  • English bridal leather made in USA
  • Assembled in USA

Care & Use

  • The strop has non-slip tape attached at the base. The low profile tape provides excellent support with zero slip.
Hinoki espresso leather knife strop — close-up of end showing burgundy leather thickness and hinoki wood grain
thick strip English bridle leather showing unique burgundy espresso brown color and natural leather color atop tall sturdy hinoki wood base and light grey background detailed closeup
Hinoki espresso leather knife strop — top view with Japanese knife alongside, showing strop in use context

Highest quality English Bridle leather, easiest, scratch free tool for keeping your knife sharp. Highest quality hinoki wood base.

Highest quality English Bridle leather, easiest, scratch free tool for keeping your knife sharp. Highest quality hinoki wood base.

Highest quality English Bridle leather, easiest, scratch free tool for keeping your knife sharp. Highest quality hinoki wood base.

thick strip English bridle leather showing unique burgundy espresso brown color and natural leather color atop tall sturdy hinoki wood base and light grey background detailed closeup
Hinoki espresso leather knife strop — top view with Japanese knife alongside, showing strop in use context
Hinoki espresso leather knife strop — close-up of end showing burgundy leather thickness and hinoki wood grain