Londonderry Forge

The Calico Mop is used alongside the Green Compound in the final stage of polishing or sharpening. It is attached and removed quickly and easily to the Spiral Tapers.

The Coloured Cloth Mop is used with either the White Compound in the second stage of the sharpening process, or is painted with the Sateen and used to grind back the edge of a knife or tool. A...

Use the Grey Compound with the Sisal Mop for the first honing stage for knives. You already need to have an edge and using this makes it sharper by removing the soft molecules. Use this daily from...

The Pre-Sateened Mop is the most abrasive out of the wheels. It is used for grinding back the edge of a knife or tool. The wheel will need to be re-coated from time to time this is easy to do by...

This is the most abrasive compound within the kit. The Sateen is applied to a Coloured Cloth Mop by cutting about an inch off and dicing it and making it into a paste with a small amount of hot water...

The White Compound is used with the Coloured Cloth Mop and is the second honing stage when sharpening knives. Once your knife is sharp this is all you may need to keep its edge.