Sharpening on the naniwa pro 1k, and kitayama 8k

Just a short sharpening session on the naniwa pro 1000, and the Kitayama 8000.
Im still testing the Jende strops, and trying to get the feel for them.

I havent been able to get quite the reffined edge that i get off the leather strop, and so I have been in touch with jende and they have been awsome providing support, even offering to do a video-call to go through it. Great guys and great service, so i will keep working at it, and i do believe this is a technique-issue. But we will see what the future holds for these strops.

[howwanpeng]

would you do a push cut after your stropping? it will be good to see how the edge perform. thanks.

[tamatoa]

I am very disappointed with the Kitayama 8k. The feedback and feel is lousy. I really wanted to give it a chance, so I kept using it. But no matter what, it's not a good stone in my opinion. The Rika 5k at 3k less grit is a much better stone.