MAINTAIN your WOODCARVING knife like this (Don't FALL Behind) 

The "barber roll". Great technique buddy !

Flexcut compound is Aluminum oxide and Titanium mix.

Thanks Blake I learned a new way to maintain my edge 👍👍😇

Interesting technique to prevent rolling the blade! Thanks for all you do for the carving community, Blake. Best regards, Dana

Thank you for the wonderful carving tip .. more please.

Picked up some good tips from this video Blake ... excellent.

I'm struggling with keeping a sharp knife. Thanks for sharing. I'm struggling because I've only been doing this for about a month now. I know time will teach me a lot but this kind of video sure does help. Oh and the sound that knife makes cutting wood is so relaxing to me..❤️

Love your videos. I hope you keep them coming and thank you for taking the time.

Just found this video, I'm definitely trying this next time I strop my blade!

A little late coming, but, that is a genius tip.... flipping the blade on its spine during stropping. Thanks Blake

I like it. Thank you!

Thanks Blake! Nicely done. Good to see another video from you.

Great video Blake. Some good tips

I’m late but man you are so helpful it ain’t even funny no seriously thank you so much Blake I love back tracking all of your videos!!! One question do I spray some bass wood I have that’s too hard with ? What mixture ? Thank u again brother

Nice to see a fresh one, brother! 🤘🏻

Thanks for the tips Blake

Great video! I’ll have to try that technique out!

Thanks Blake. I appreciate how carvers are willing to share information with those who are just starting. Have you ever tried Zam as a sharpening compound? I just got some the other day to give it a whirl. I have heard good things. The green compound I got with my Dockyard set works well but it is so messy!

Thanks for the tip Blake. Have you ever done a video on sharpening gouges?

You sir are a genius or know 1 that showed you this trick lol..thanks again Blake!

Blake question hopefully you still get questions even though it’s not a recent post. I was stropping away from the cutting edge. You ran blade towards the cutting edge with the longer blade and I believe away from on the the small blade knife? I must have watched to many westerns where the barber ran the blade backwards and just flowed with the curve of of the belt? I see your using a solid surface too! Man no wonder I wasn’t getting any where? Even my hunting knives I run on a wheel with the blade being sharpened from a rearward angle ? Help ! Well I just re watched it . Man with the curve on those blades I was convinced you were pushing towards edge . I was wrong! I know you told me that but never hurts to hear you were right

Great info ! Thank you

Nice video!

thank you for sharing @Blake Lunsford, where can I get that aluminum oxide powder?

I can't believe I've never though about rolling it on the spine. Wow. Genius. How much pressure do you put on the knife when you strop?

The Barbers Roll!!! Blake, are you raising the spine slightly and how many times do you move the blade back and forth in your routine stropping session? Some say to lay it dead flat but I find that I don't always sharpen the cutting edge, just polish the blade sides.

when using a wax based compound like Flexcut's , is it a good idea to clean the strop after a period of time ???

I use the Flex Cut gold, but it clumps unevenly on my strop. Any suggestions on how to avoid that? Thanks for the tip. I'll try the spine roll next time I strop.

What micron/grit, Aluminium oxide would i buy please?

How do I upload photos of my woodcarvings??

How much pressure?