Wako-San, I've been watching you for 3 years now. At first I couldn't sharpen a knife to save my life. Now all of my knives are mirror polished razors just like yours. Thanks for teaching me this craft.
@charlesserc77534 жыл бұрын
Same hear. This cat is a madman
@1mataleo12 жыл бұрын
Me too man. I owe this man a debt of gratitude. I couldn’t sharpen a knife to save my life, but after following his channel for years and applying his methods, my friends are scared to even use my knives. I can now get them hair whittling, scary sharp. He’s a legend
@tphvictims51017 жыл бұрын
this is by far the best compound video I have seen. after this I got myself some green and white compounds and began to learn how to strop my knives. I enjoy my new hobby very much. thank you.
@steveledbetter56134 жыл бұрын
This is actually the best stropping video I seen, and I’ve watched at least a dozen. The magnifying images were able to prove what each compound did, but more importantly it proved to me that a firmer stroke at a higher angle is very effective. I’ve seen guys on KZfaq using so little pressure and at such a low angle that they wouldn’t remove a micro particle of steel. I’ve stropped just like this guy for years with excellent results. I’m not changing. Thank you for a great video.
@sama7797 жыл бұрын
this guy's broken english is the most amazing thing I've listened to all week. Totally made my day man.
@Bert23684 жыл бұрын
His English is FAR better than my Japanese. I enjoy listening to this man. I expect I would enjoy sitting by a fire in the woods with him.
@becomematrix3 жыл бұрын
For a Japanese this is nowhere near broken
@DilettanteDon3 жыл бұрын
His English is better than 99% of Americans mastery of Japanese.
@becomematrix3 жыл бұрын
@@DilettanteDon indeed
@keaganlindsay76483 жыл бұрын
You should come to South Africa, 😂
@postrrboy10 жыл бұрын
Wow!! What an awesome video! You can clearly see the difference it makes under the microscope. Thanks doc!!
@emperorpalpatine74954 жыл бұрын
I love the Sound of your voice! It's so soothing & calming. I could watch you videos all day
@DoomOfConviction3 жыл бұрын
I hope you now how important you are for the knife world! I stropped wrong all the time until I watched your videos, I feathers sticked wrong but with sour deeper grip technique I feather stick with no problem. Your a gift mr Wako!
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@OrangePHX Even when stropping a clean knife on a new white compound, the compound goes black as in this case. Surely just after the black compound the edge has many black particles on it when viewed through the microscope. So I regularly wipe the blade after the black compound. Nonetheless my old leather with a white compound is now completely black. So I write "白” which means white on the white side to differentiate it. I think the main cause for blackening is the metal from blades. Thanks.
@virtuovice12 жыл бұрын
@vjanda1 I usually apply more compound over the old layer. But when I feel the layer has got too thick, I remove the layer completely with a metal brush used for removing paint. It also raise the hair of the strop. Thanks.
@metzgeri11 жыл бұрын
Although I'm new to stropping, and constantly learning, I find your video very informative and a pleasure to watch. Great English by the way, I only wish my Japanese was anywhere near as good. Keep up the great videos.
@Burostoelpootwieltje13 жыл бұрын
Wow your videos are so informative, beautiful work on how you explain the compounds and I'm going to order a DLT two side strop with black and white compound!! thank you for all the great videos i can't wait for the new hunting season and not to forget the deer dishes loved to see those! Thanks again! Greetings from the Netherlands
@fuzzlenuff9 жыл бұрын
My knives are now very sharp thanks to your instruction. Take care knife person.
@Surtac10013 жыл бұрын
Excellent demonstration. I will get this. I have learned a lot from your videos, thanks for all of your hard work put forth in making these videos.
@ThomasVoss8 жыл бұрын
You are a great teacher. I am learning from watching your videos.
@dbkfrogkaty18 жыл бұрын
New to stropping. This video is very helpful in showing a good technique. Thank you.
@fenrir79695 жыл бұрын
This is amazing, seeing the results of the compounds under a microscope is exactly what I was looking for, thank you.
@mbenjamin2929 жыл бұрын
All I can say is WOW YOU ARE THE MAN WITH A PLAN GREAT VIDS!!
@27dcx13 жыл бұрын
i will have to try white compound based on your recommendation. I have found that when stropping at the proper angle some dust from the compound will be raised as well. I have been glad to see you making so many videos lately! take care.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@secretsquirrell13 Depending on the extent of damage, I begin with #320 or #600 to restore a damaged edge if needed. In my experience the abrasive power of black compound is comparable to #1000 paper. So for regular convex edge maintenance I don't use sand papers at all. Thanks.
@Hadrada.9 күн бұрын
Hi so what is the white comparable to? Thanks
@ctnnpt13 жыл бұрын
Hey Wako. I have a suggestion for a video for you to consider. I'd love to see you make a tutorial on maintaining your strops. Your compound loaded strops always look smooth as glass and I always have pits which form in mind. Just something for you to consider if you'd have any interest in filming it. Love the channel.
@MrSkulls528 жыл бұрын
Hello virtuovice! Thank you for sharing your knife sharpening skills!!! Very impressive. Best I have seen on KZfaq! Looked up the Bark River DLT web site and will be ordering the same items you are using to sharpen my knife to "SCARY" sharp.
@MrJoeyBoombotz13 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing all of the results of your testing.
@prestonscott53676 жыл бұрын
I am impressed! Looking forward to purchasing my very own Bark River Bushcrafter in the next month or so. And I think those strops with compound look great fo taking care of it.
@tphvictims51017 жыл бұрын
VERY informative, thank you SIR.I also have to say this made me smile,I love this video.
@virtuovice12 жыл бұрын
Heat makes applying compounds easier. The smooth side leather of KSF strop doesn't take black or white compound without heat. But the rough side leather of DLT strop takes all compounds very well without heat. If heated, the compound layer will go too thich on the DLT strop. Thanks.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@ridnovir The DLT leather takes compounds without heat. It will make a better surface. And when you feel its surface is glassy, you had better get rid of the old compound using the spine of a knife. Then the surface will get rougher, and apply the compound again. After doing it some times, it will get a better surface. But its surface is different piece by piece. I have ever owned 5 pieces of DLT strops. And I gifted 2 good pieces to my friends and I have the same trouble as yours now. Thanks.
@Folma78 жыл бұрын
Excellent instructive video. I learned some very good information. Thank you.
@virtuovice11 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend you water stone sharpening. Cheap stones won't give you satisfaction at all since they don't containg efficient abrasives. Chosera stones comprise artificial gem stones and cut much faster than cheap stones. Chosera's high speed is absolutely necessary for real sharpening to get the keenest edge in an acceptalbe period of time. Nagura stone makes slurry to meke the sharpening feel better. I don't feel Nagura abrasives sharpen the edge since Chosera itself cuts extremely fast.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@aTellerOfTruths The black compound has pretty strong abrasive power to change the edge geometry. I don't think the white compound will change it. Its abrasive particles seem very fine. Thanks.
@49giants37 жыл бұрын
You have a lot of information to share. Thank you
@13Hangfire9 жыл бұрын
Wow! Incredible video! Thanks for sharing!
@bobosantos113 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information. It's good to know that the white compound works better than the green. I was wondering which worked better.
@tonyliyen13 жыл бұрын
I have black and green compound and the results afterthe sharpening my chosera is incleible Naniwa, but I have to try the white compound to see the difference. Thank you for another great video.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@ridnovir My one happened to have the same leather on the both sides. About your wonder different persons say different things and I am confused. But I would prefer black compound on the thicker smoother side and white compound on the thinner rougher side. The purpose of the black compound is making or restoring a convex edge, and the white compound is for polishing the edge finely. The rougher side will take the white compound better. And the thinness will not change the edge geometry. Thanks.
@mnsar33411 жыл бұрын
Very good explanation. Thank you for posting this vid for us new strop users!
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@h4xx0rrx The size of abrasive particles in the green compound seems to be between the black and the white. So the green compound cannot make the edge really razor sharp. And the KSF leather strop cannot take the white compound very well. Only fine rough side leather can take it well. So they don't recommend their customers the white compound positively in my opinion. Once you get the DLT leather strop, it takes the white compound very well and you will be satisfied with its result. Thanks.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@traderjoes What you say sounds very correct. The blade tends to slip on the smooth leather even if the compound was loaded on it. I like fine suede leather for strops. The reason was said by you. Thank you!
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@catfishBG The white compound always gives me a mirror edge, so it is expected to remove stains as well. If it doesn't, the #1500 sandpaper on flat backing will do it. And then the white compound will finish it. Thanks.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@bushnblade I have both #6000 and #8000 King stones. But they have gone completely useless far behind the Bark River white compound loaded DLT leather strop at my place. My initial edge reprofiling stone is a #220 green carbide stone from unknown company. And my sharpening stones are KIng #1000 and Naniwa #3000. The #3000 stone does enough to go to the white compound. Some skilled water stone sharpening person might say a different thing though. Thanks.
@MrJoeyBoombotz13 жыл бұрын
I missed your " Hi, knife people", too.
@virtuovice11 жыл бұрын
Bark River Rampless Gunny knife in A2 tool steel. The dealers take the ramp removal modification for around $20.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@ryanrrx I totally agree with you. I feel like the green can even dull the edge after the black in my experience. So I had already quit using the green before I met the white. But the dullness cannot be seen through the microscope. If I were able to observe the edge just from its front side, it would be thicker after the green and thinner after the white. Thanks.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@marcbolan88 I am understanding that all Opinels have a zero grind convex edge. So your Opinel must be sharpened only on the black and white compound loaded leather strop. The black compound performs comparable to #1000 sand paper. But if your Opinel had a secondary micro V edge, you would have to grind it off at first with sandpapers beginning from #320 or so. Thanks.
@bradsbladespro-sharpening53646 жыл бұрын
Great Video!! Do you mind giving your tips and/or method of removing old compound from your leather strops?
@RubricoA.4 жыл бұрын
Got my DLT Economy Strop with Bark River Black and White Compound. BRK Black is same as Enkay Emery Compound and the smell too. But white is really nice put a mirror polish and scary sharpto the edge
@JSKnife12 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I know I just need to jump in and try things. Looking forward to it.
@TheEnglishRedneck4513 жыл бұрын
@DocGDubs That 's what I'd think too, but Virtuovice clearly polishes his blades with far finer grit compound than I do, yet he can tell his feel sharp (and are razor sharp might I add!). Perhaps he can tell the 'soft' nature of a razor edge, in comparison to that of a duller edge. I must say I am surprised the way my sharpest feels soft...
@virtuovice12 жыл бұрын
TK2 blade is tapering thinner to the point, and the point is kind of weak. TK2 comes with a micro V edge on its convex bevels. So, unless you remove it, you cannot strop it sharp. Bark River rampless Gunny is almost the same size as TK2. The Bark River stocking dealers will give you a free ramp removal service which will take a couple of weeks though. 3V Gunny is already scheduled to produce. So if you assume the case where you cannot sharpen the knife, 3V will serve you longer. Take care!
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@dchinell No, I haven't. But it's much worth doing to check how sharply the edge cuts. Thanks.
@mrglock23132 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Dr Wako 2021
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@ctnnpt My DLT leather strops don't make pits at all, but the others make many pits. The DLT leather itself is special. Thanks.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@scdave100 I guess the abrasive particles in the green compound is too small to make a micro convex bevel or restore micro problems efficiently, and too large to make a razor edge. So I love the black compound too. Thanks.
@davethimmel71353 жыл бұрын
Great video
@Traderjoe13 жыл бұрын
Great great video Wako! I had a poll posted on the message board regarding what people feel about smooth leather vs sueded leather strops and did not really recieve much feedback. I feel that the suede leather is best because the small flaps of leather hold onto the compound and polish the metal better than smooth leather. In all your videos, I notice that you also use the sueded leather exclusively.
@paulie4x112 жыл бұрын
Hi Virt, on some other videos people knocked you down, I think their just jealous, I learn so much from you, that I wish you were my neighbor, I will try the white compound on my 52100 Austemper John Bradley camp knife and then I will tell you, John's knife is a price of art, with what I think is the best steel material considering the Austempered made. talk to you soon.
@bush016513 жыл бұрын
Great Video, Great Channel. Thanks Virtuovice!!
@virtuovice11 жыл бұрын
Its 2.5"x12" size is the same as my favorite DLT strop. I personally love DLT strop because its leather is very thin which doesn't take an edge deep. I know thick and soft leather makes a strong convex bevel. My preference is a weak convex bevel made by my water stone sharpening. I don't know how thick the leather is to the StropMan. I ever owned Busse CABS knife. Its secondary convex edge had a large apex angle over 40 degrees, and I sold it off before evaluating INFI in a small angle. Thanks.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@siypic What you say is very correct. I was wrong. That figure was the zoom ratio from the wide to the tele. Thank you!
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@Burostoelpootwieltje On their website I was not able to choose Japan for the shipping address. So I contacted them directly and paid via PayPal. Their email is a kind of secret, but you can find it on a thread at Knifeforums. You will reach there when you google "DLT Trading email". It's kind of funny though. Crystal Falls Trading > Bark River knives > Sharpeners is selling the same thing. They are easy to place an order on. Thanks.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@paolowolverine My internet connection is ADSL and very slow because my location is 15 miles away from the station. So even for uploading this video it took me 3 hours. When I get a faster connection, I will read out and upload the video in HD. Thanks.
@virtuovice11 жыл бұрын
Bark River Bravo1 and Gunny have a gimped ramp on the spine just above the border of the handle and the blade. It is much annoying for stretching our thumb onto the spine in strong push cutting. Many dealers in the US send the ramped knives to BRKT and after the ramp is removed they ship the rampless knives to us depending on our demand. In many cases this service will be free of charge. But in some cases $20 will be charged. Thanks.
@pcnazz12 жыл бұрын
@Wako Bark River claims there white compound is 12,000 grit . Other white compounds I have seen are around 9,000 grit . The Bark River white is the best white I have used thus far . I apply white to my DLT strop smooth side . I realize that the white applies easier to the rougher side but I find that the BR white on the smoother side gives me the sharpest edges . I have a knife Wako that you would really like for your deer, it is the Gerber Matolius D2 . If you can find a GM D2 give it a try .
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@OnRappel All electric or optical items made in Japan are labeled in English here. It's because some decades ago American products were far superior to Japanese products. That tradition is still remaining now. If the label is written in Japanese, people will take it strange and won't purchase it. Thanks.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@MrEShue I have got many of them from KnivesShipFree(KSF) and The-Knife-Connection(TKC). And I know Crystal Falls Trading, DLT Trading, and Jagged Horizon Knives are also Bark River stocking dealers. Before purchasing, I always need to go to all of them because they have different handle variations in many cases. Thanks.
@virtuovice12 жыл бұрын
To survive Dooms day or such, I will carry my 3V Bravo1. The 3V steel is fairly rust resistant and although it is prone to chipping, the size and the number of the micro chippings are very small and the edge itself holds extraordinarily long. So without sharpening it is expected to serve me as a knife for a very long period like a couple of week survival situation or such. But for hunting it is a bit bulky and heavy, hence I like Fallkniven TK2 too. The two purposes don't stand together IMO.
@WeolocoMr3 жыл бұрын
thanks my friend! know all is clear
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@marcbolan88 I have ever experienced 4 kinds of leather strops. And the DLT leather takes compounds extraordinarily well far beyond the others, and its stropping result is also far beyond the others. I have never experienced other compounds. I just know the Bark River black and white compounds make a great edge. They are selling at Crystal Falls Trading or DLT Trading. Thanks.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@pelahale No. I cannot see the difference through the microscope with my bear eyes. I think it is a molecular level issue and cannot be seen from the side view. I guess the molecular thickness of the very edge must be different between the two. Thank you!
@psilocybemusashi10 жыл бұрын
the green compound is for razors its chromium oxide paste
@knygathin6698 жыл бұрын
I don't think it is possible to strop starting with the point of the blade first, without the point grabbing into the strop surface. (If the point is not grabbing into the surface, that should mean that it is not touching the surface, but traveling in the air above the surface.) Therefore I believe it is better to strop in the other direction, from the bottom of the blade and moving out towards the point.
@knygathin6698 жыл бұрын
+Knygathin Sorry. But, I think, if stropping the point sideways (not forward) until over the edge of the leather strop, then the rest of the blade can continue to be stropped in direction toward the bottom. Maybe that is how you do it.
@aray96285 жыл бұрын
Very cool thanks for sharing 👍👊
@TheEnglishRedneck4513 жыл бұрын
I must say I am not entirely sure feeling the edge is the best way of determining how sharp it is. I find that my sharpest edge (stropped O1 steel) feels almost soft to the touch, yet it simply brushes hairs off my arm. My next sharpest (S30V) feels generically sharp by way of it catching on my finger pads. So the softer feeling one, which most people associate with dullness, is at least for me, the sharpest in my experience. Not entirely sure why!
@virtuovice12 жыл бұрын
No. The removed metal is huge during the initial edge reprofiling from the factory angle to my own angle. My water stone sharpening will be much more aggressive than you assume. Thanks.
@MF_UNDERTOW13 жыл бұрын
Those are some great results. I'm convinced.
@normrubio11 жыл бұрын
What exactly is the ramp removal modification? I really love your vids showing microscopic views on the effects of compounds. Thank you very much
@grappolidipalma13 жыл бұрын
I really like Bark River knives shapes, also they have probably the best sheaths on the market but i am off whit A2 steel. A2 wear off really fast, it is a weak steel; difficult to get it razor sharp whitout coumpond...
@virtuovice11 жыл бұрын
It is BladeTech Ganyana Lite. It is cheap and handy in AUS8.
@TimKollat9 жыл бұрын
Wako, you should post a video of you shaving your face with one of your Bark Rivers. It would be awesome!
@JSKnife12 жыл бұрын
Hello, I have recently discovered your videos and I am enjoying them immensely. Thank you for your time and effort. I am very new to knife sharpening and care. I received my Bark River compounds yesterday for strops I have made. I read the instructions for applying the compounds and they talk about heating the compounds and the leather with a flame. But you are simply rubbing it on. What are your thoughts regarding this?
@TiFrameLock11 жыл бұрын
I LOVE your videos, they're very informative and for someone like myself that wants to learn more about and get better at stropping, yours are the ones to watch. Have you ever tried any StropMan Strops? I'm getting ready to buy his 16" long "NoMomma Strop" and it has two leather sides running 2.50" wide by 12" long and he sells compound as well. I believe his compound is different than what's made by Bark River. Have you ever used any knives made of INFI steel? Keep up the great work!
@siypic13 жыл бұрын
the 12x on you camera normally refers to the zoom ratio.. not magnification....... ie a zoom of 15mm to 180mm would have a 12x ratio (12x15)............. I think (could be wrong) the 20x DOES refer to magnification on the microscope (ie a milimeter would look like 20mm through the microscope......... I'm always amazed at the quality of your close up shots of the blades..
@VeritacitySolutions7 жыл бұрын
This was very useful video. Thank you!
@tubesockets120v3 жыл бұрын
When I switch from black to white when strouping, the white seems to undo any edge gained from the black. My white always cakes up on my leather stroup. It does have some black metal traces in it but feels smooth, almost glass like on my leather stroup. So I typically use black side only and stop🙅
@zetterberg7 жыл бұрын
Cant believe haw crap that edge looked initially under the scope! Seen lots of your videos with various edges under the scope and dont recall any looking as tattered as this edge
@pedrorivera47694 жыл бұрын
great job
@pelahale13 жыл бұрын
Wako, you are right I can't see the difference in your video-microscope images between your green & white stropping. Can you see the difference through a dedicated microscope directly?
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@scdave100 I guess the particle size in the green compound is too large to make a razor sharp edge and too small to make a convex micro bevel or to restore micro edge problems efficiently. So I have the black compound. Thanks.
@MrRsd196310 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you for sharing.
@jerryreynolds81514 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@timpoe10156 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video dr wako !!!!
@Magnus201139 жыл бұрын
Use the green to smooth a rough edge, then go to white to sharpen. Why work so hard on the white only?
@OZmeBushnBlade13 жыл бұрын
@virtuovice Thank you for the great info. I was wondering if I can jump from #6000 to BR white, coz I got info that BR white is equivarent of about #12000. but you managed to jump even from #3000, then my concern is answered. Thank you again for great help of info!
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@Outbacknac I bought it at Crystal Falls Trading. Thanks.
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@mickey081586 I got my two sided paddle strop from Crystal Falls Trading > Bark River > Sharpener. Thanks.
@Tziga_Vertov11 жыл бұрын
At minute 12.05 I fell of my chair! ahahha! Great video, Sir. As usual.
@virtuovice11 жыл бұрын
Bark River says Black is coarse, Green is medium, and White is fine. I used to use the Green after the Black. But I didn't feel the Green did anything better after the Black. So I switched the Green to the White to finish up the edge. Then the edge got twice as sharp. Any of my strops have no difference of the nap texture between each side. Thanks.
@jomendez69294 жыл бұрын
it was like listling to jackie chan having a hobby in knife sharpening ,,joyfull
@michaelroutson3836 жыл бұрын
Very professional videos 👍🏻
@virtuovice13 жыл бұрын
@hatesprayers My DLT two sided leather strop paddles have the same surface on the both sides. They are very fine rough side leather. But some said one side is more furry than the other on his DLT strop recently. I got my ones around one and half year ago. They might have changed the leather recently, not correctly though. Anyway I don't like a very smooth surface nor a very furry surface too. Thanks.
@mooseyou213 жыл бұрын
very useful information thank you for sharing it -boyce