for kitchen knifes or razors?
No kidding! I haven't used mine in months. Maybe I'll give it another shot.I kind of love Kitayama, from the start i was not impressed but it grew on me a lot. Now i use that stone for razors and Kamisoris all the time.
BTW Iwasaki use it as bevel setter on his Kamisoris hehe
polish is not always a function of grit... its also related to binding agent, hardness, abrasive type and shape, etc. A higher grit will not always leave a more mirror like finish.
That would explain the results I was getting! What do you recommend to follow the SS 5k then? So far from this thread and another topics I am between Naniwa SS10K and Naniwa Janpaku (Snow White).?polish is not always a function of grit... its also related to binding agent, hardness, abrasive type and shape, etc. A higher grit will not always leave a more mirror like finish.
I would pick the SS 10K now, and suggest that you only consider the Kitayama later if you aren't happy with it.
The Kitayama is best AFTER most 10K stones or BETWEEN the Rika 5K and JKS 10K. You are better off going from the Rika 5K to the SS 10K and stopping there than going from the Rika 5K to the Kitayama and stopping there. After getting the SS 10K, I would pick up a Beston 500 or Gesshin 400 before the Kitayama, and from there, maybe try to get a used JKS 10K. Your stone progression for your yanagiba would progress like this as you acquire stones:
Bester 1200 -> Rika 5K
Bester 1200 -> Rika 5K -> SS 10K
Beston 500 or Gesshin 400 -> Bester 1200 -> Rika 5K -> SS 10K
Beston 500 or Gesshin 400 -> Bester 1200 -> Rika 5K -> SS 10K -> Kitayama
Beston 500 or Gesshin 400 -> Bester 1200 -> Rika 5K -> Kitayama -> JKS 10K
Just my opinion
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