{"product_id":"vermilion-hinoki-kitchen-knife-strop-english-bridle-leather","title":"Vermilion Hinoki Leather Knife Strop","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hinoki Leather Knife Strop is an essential tool to quickly refine and hone the sharpness and edge of your kitchen knife.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish 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.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e The draw of this leather is exceptional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoshino, 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.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hinoki Kitchen Craft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179975524644,"sku":"KS-04","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/3242\/3460\/files\/hinoki_leather_knife_strop_vermilion_full_view_three_quarter.jpg?v=1780349090","url":"https:\/\/hinokikitchencraft.com\/products\/vermilion-hinoki-kitchen-knife-strop-english-bridle-leather","provider":"Hinoki Kitchen Craft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}