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Deer should work fine on a board with a compound. Probably won't work very good as a straight leather strop though.

I think you would be happy with a couple pieces of deer hide on each side of a block with a green compound on one side and white on the other. Maybe keep an eye out for a good piece of cow leather for a straight leather finish if you want to go that far but you will probably be plenty good with just the deer and compound. That should get your knives to the next level after the lansky and make them stay sharp a little longer.

I try to keep mine sharp enough that the strop brings them back pretty easily.

Here is one ive been working on......camera flash sucks but you can see its taking a pretty good polish.


Edit: Sorry I just read your last post. Its pretty much a pain with longer knives or even more so with knives that taper and the clamp only tightens at the fatter side of the taper. Try this


Alright, don't make fun of me but i'm gonna tell you about something else I use quite a little bit.

Its this


I know how to sharpen knives the old fashion way about as well as anybody but the bottom line is I don't have time to do that all the time. That little thing WILL make your knife very sharp very quickly,it cost about $5, it will fit in your pocket, and your wife can sharpen a knife with it as well. The edge sucks...its coarse but it is very sharp. I don't have time to sit down and sharpen a knife "the right way" after fish #50 with 50 more left on the table. It ain't perfect but if you want a sharp knife and want it sharp right now this thing WILL make that happen.

I also use it much like I use the lansky, If a knife has lost its edge I'll use that little thing to put a sharp wire edge on then I use the leather/compound and turn the wire edge into a razor edge.