Review on Woodworking Sharpening Polishing Stropping by BeaverCraft: Effective Tool for Optimum Results by Will Schimmel

First off this is absolutely NOT real leather, it's some sort of synthetic compound and it's painfully obvious once you touch and use it. So hit one. Then the imitation leather does not reach the edge of the oar; There is a good 1/8 inch clearance on all four sides of the blade. This means you cannot secure the innermost edge of your blades, especially with smaller blades like pocket knives and chef's knives, where the blade is on the outermost edge. The path to the handle. This renders the sling unusable. Second hit. Finally the green stick "Composition". Well, I don't know what that thing is, but it's definitely not grinding paste. As soon as you touch the knife with the blade. Let's call it green stuff. It will instantly blunt your knife the case for this green material or faux leather. You can see your knife sink into the surface by touching it and it will roll over the edge, blunting your knife with each pass. Third blow. I don't know how this product gets so many good reviews, either all the ignorant idiots who bought it not knowing how a real soo sling is supposed to look and work, or buying and paying for fake reviews. Avoid at all costs if you want something that will really sharpen your blades. I've spent less money to go to a craft store and make my own sling out of REAL REAL leather with REAL honing paste and it legitimately works the way a sling is supposed to work. Complete and utter garbage product from a company that claims to be all about "European Quality". Save yourself the headache and make your own.