Thread: Kanayama Cordovan Strop 90000

Definitely, slap up a few photos when you get your Kanayama 90000 in your hands! Congrats!

Originally Posted by Yamabushi

Definitely, slap up a few photos when you get your Kanayama 90000 in your hands! Congrats!

will do...thx

Originally Posted by JOB15

will do...thx

Cheers! If you've already seen this, sorry for the repost, but I visited Naomi-san earlier this year and thought you might be interested. See HERE and HERE.

Originally Posted by Yamabushi

Cheers! If you've already seen this, sorry for the repost, but I visited Naomi-san earlier this year and thought you might be interested. See HERE and HERE.

Nice...
I have a few questions for you.
1. Why do some people prefer the 80000 to the 90000?
2. Where can I get a protective cover like yours?
3. What are the virtues of Japanese women?
Thanks...

Originally Posted by JOB15

3. What are the virtues of Japanese women?
Thanks...

Yes, this please.

I have a delightful Kanayama #3 but I want ALL of this Masters strops!

Originally Posted by JOB15

Nice...
I have a few questions for you.
1. Why do some people prefer the 80000 to the 90000?
2. Where can I get a protective cover like yours?
3. What are the virtues of Japanese women?
Thanks...

1) To the best of my knowledge, the only difference between the 80000 and 90000 is the length, the 90000 is a little bit longer, otherwise the leather thickness and quality, and other components are identical.
2) My cover came with the strop when I picked it up form Naomi-san. Unfortunately, I don't know how it works through other channels.
3) Haha! Where to start? IMHO, the virtues are many, but instead of trying to list them off, let me give an example or two. In Japan (and Asia in general) some of the hottest women are carting around 2 or 3 kids. Here they can have multiple children and still look the same as before. Additionally, they age very well. Women here at 35-45 frequently still look like they are in their 20's. How often do you see that in the States or in England? In Japan the women are feminine through and through. In the States they can frequently be more than a bit masculine. In summation, no offense is intended, I respect the women of the world and the men who love them, but at the end of the day, it's Asian women (especially Japanese) for me!!

A tactful and gentlemanly response to a delicate query. Well Played, Sir.

I've spent some hours this weekend trying to learn my new Nakayama Karasu and I've noticed some thing disturbing.
After hitting the Shapton 16k I have been hitting (not literally) my blade on the Jnat then on the strop and repeating a few times , Jnat,strop,Jnat,strop.
All the time checking under the microscope .
I'm looking to achieve an extremely thin unbroken line of light along the edge and I've found that after doing 50 strokes on the linen that that line becomes broken up.
So I tested different methods .
Coming off the leather the edge is perfect and even improved with a perfect thin beam of light along the edge.
My linen is quite stiff and coarse,, its on a Classic Shaving Bridle leather 3" strop.
I think my days of using linen are over. Even though I was gonna soften up the linen on my yet to arrive Kanayama.
I did read a long time ago some thing along the lines of not using linen after a Jnat finisher.

Originally Posted by JOB15

Nice...
I have a few questions for you.
2. Where can I get a protective cover like yours?
Thanks...

Aoki Takeshi stocks the Kanayama strop covers at aframes.