Thread: My "Kamisori"

I can't believe this actually worked. I turned a broken blade that I just bought for the scales into a kamisori... And it's actually really nice for a first try! All the work was done freehand with a dremel (nothing but cutting disks, and a grinding head to smooth all the lines)

Two hours, 15 broken dremel cutting disks, one old steel rod, and a broken razor. I just have to Gorilla Glue the blade in, then come up with a handle of some sort... I'm thinking I'll go with spray on rubber from homedepot, as that would create a seamless, waterproof handle that would be very grippy, very smooth, and hopefully sleek.

The handle looks oddly long in these pictures... It's actually just because the blade is quite short... Also, I lopped a half inch off of the bottom of the handle after these pictures

Specs:
Blade: 1.73 inches (cutting surface)
Handle: 3.75 inches long
Overall:6 inches on the dot.

I'm absolutely giddy with how well it all fit together and turned out... And the balance is actually very nice!

SUCCESS!

Pictures please

Finally, I did a project AND took step by step pictures!

The pictures are: 1. Gorilla Glue, A steel rod/claw for the handle, the blade, and my brand new dremel (Best. Birthday. Gift. Ever.)

2. A file (for smoothing the rod after dremel-cutting it), the cut handle, the cut-off from the handle, the blade and the dremel. I just ran the handle across the file until it was smooth after quickly lopping the top off with the dremel... Blown temper be damned, it's a handle!

3. The handle after two hours of work with a cutting disk, and the blade with the tip of the tail cut off, and the tang/tail ground to fit in the bottom of the handle's cut.

4. Close up on the grinding on the tang... It's rough, but it'll be covered, so whatever.

5. Close up on the cut I made in the bar... Remember, this is ALL done freehand, so it's a little lopsided... I ground the razor on a "counter-lopside" so that the awkwardness of the free hand crevice is offset by the intentional uneveness on the tang... Think of two right triangles put together so that the longest sides are touching to make a square.

6. The razor put together, prior to gorilla gluing.

7. the razor again

8. Close up: The blade had some "collar working" just before the stabilizers... I wanted to make everything the right depth and snugness so that that sat right above the handle. It fit PERFECTLY!

9. The "spine" of my new kamisori, it fits quite seamlessly without grinding.. Just the right size metal rod!

10. The "front" of the razor, again, a perfect fit. I'm very happy.

Whaddayathink?

I salute you, Sir!!
VERY impressive!!!!

Highest regards,

Razorback

i like it gives an old blade new life and thats got to be a good thing

ian

Well, I can't decide whether I like the handle better wrapped, or as raw metal... But I think it's a better grip, and safer (water-resistance wise) with the wrap on it.

My initial plan was to use spray on rubber from Home Depot (for creating grips on tools and equipment) but I opted to go with Electrical Tape, to keep the raw "needs work" appearance... I wanted to make this thing aesthetically jarring, and clearly hand-made.

Here it is, with the electrical tape handle sleeve, whaddaya think, keep the sleeve, or keep it pure metal?

I dub this razor: Needs Work. A name stolen from a Kershaw knife I love, but I think it fits quite well... And I think I'll keep the electric tape sleeve.. Just to cover up the Gorilla Glue and seams

I like it...rustic...industrial...functional...replaceabl e...manly. I feel like grunting.

Originally Posted by deighaingeal

I like it...rustic...industrial...functional...replaceabl e...manly. I feel like grunting.

The blade's a little too hollow for me, but it is just that, Functional and I won't be heartsick if it drops.

At least I can dip my feet in the eastern straights for less than 250$

Not really the same thing as a japanese straight.... Similar i the fact that it is non-folding, but that is it.

Originally Posted by ShavedZombie

At least I can dip my feet in the eastern straights for less than 250$

When the electrical tape gets messy and you replace it you might want to consider electrical shrink wrap you can use a heat gun to shrink it, Don't use a lighter as it makes some nasty suit (I used it to repair the ear piece of glasses and found out the hard way). Or you can get the tool handle stuff in a dip instead of a spray and that might be easier to apply than spray.