Can't keep my knife sharp
Hi everyone,
I need some help with keeping my blade sharp. I really loved the course on sharpening and it has helped me a ton but after I stropped the blade it only stays sharp for a few strokes and afterwards it's super dull again.
Any ideas on what I might be doing wrong?
I'm using a Japanese leather knife like this one:
Thank you so much!
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UPDATE: I just did this. Used a 1000gt diamond plate to start off with underneath, then stropped (great tip from Phil @Leathercraft Masterclass with respect to the WD40 softening the compound wax. Thank you) using the board then the lace. I ran a touch of compound on the lace in patches so it alternated between clean/compound/clean. Now it cuts like laser.
Thanks to all.