Chisels and planes work the best when their blades are the sharpest. That begs the question – Just how sharp is sharp enough? There’s really no answer to that question, other than to get them the sharpest you can. Barbers discovered the secret to this long ago, stropping their razors to get the keenest edge and give the closest shaves. Stropping is different than honing, in that it takes an already sharpened blade and polishes the edge, taking it to the next step. Our dual-sided Stropping Block makes it easy, giving you two genuine cowhide surfaces and two premium stropping compounds to bring out the ultimate sharpness in your chisels, plane blades, and more. Use it to maintain your tools between full sharpenings, saving time while keeping every cut clean and precise.