Thread: Hone of the Day

Originally Posted by gssixgun

NOS Kamisori

Before:

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The Factory bevel: will barely catch arm hair let alone cut any

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I used one layer of 3M 700
Did a few passes on the Chosera 1k, looked at the uneven bevel forming, on the unstamped side so I pushed the honing in the directions needed to make a nice even bevel.. The stamped side was cutting just fine..
Finally brought it all together and had a sharp edge and even wear on the bevel, the pre-bevel work was done..

Moved to a variable ratio now for honing 10:1 on the 1k until it was popping arm hair like a champ
7:1 on the Chosera 5k and the edge is getting keen
5:1 on the Chosera 10k gets us stupid sharp and a near mirror
3:1 on the Nakayama using my Ole'Yeller nagura getting a sweet haze finish and the slurry goes to almost dry a few 1:1 finishing strokes and the edge is done
I switched the tape out a few times during that, the razor now has a near dead even bevel on both sides and zero hone wear

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Hone On !!!!

That's the same Kamisori I grabbed a couple of months ago...I remember you were intrigued by the geometry of the razor. How did you find it to hone compared to others and how was your shave test?

Originally Posted by Druid

It's not only your beautiful collection of razors that makes me jealous, Jaime ... It's your propensity for neatness also!!

That sense of neatness is something I've had since a child Bill, my Mother once said how come that kid always looks so clean and tidy my mind always seems to work better within a orderly and organized space, the older I am i've always wondered if I was slightly autistic I've never been tested so who knows? It also ties in with my slight OCD not that it bothers me that much If I want I can overrule my OCD although I'm always aware of it.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

That sense of neatness is something I've had since a child Bill, my Mother once said how come that kid always looks so clean and tidy my mind always seems to work better within a orderly and organized space, the older I am i've always wondered if I was slightly autistic I've never been tested so who knows? It also ties in with my slight OCD not that it bothers me that much If I want I can overrule my OCD although I'm always aware of it.

Nothing wrong with a little OCD Jamie. I guess I'm that way because whatever it is, it has to be right or I'm not happy!

Originally Posted by Phrank

That's the same Kamisori I grabbed a couple of months ago...I remember you were intrigued by the geometry of the razor. How did you find it to hone compared to others and how was your shave test?

Like most Kamisori it is about Pressure shift while honing,, I found this one to be about normal IMHO

Unlike western style razors that you can create "Torque" toward the edge with a twist of the Tang you have to use your fingers and a shifting pressure to apply torque while honing Kamisori...
Once the bevel is set evenly then you are good to go, you can see when people do not understand that concept by looking at the wear on the Hump and the top of the spine on so many Kamisori out there

You should see the one I just re-ground I am trying to get a before pic

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

That sense of neatness is something I've had since a child Bill, my Mother once said how come that kid always looks so clean and tidy my mind always seems to work better within a orderly and organized space, the older I am i've always wondered if I was slightly autistic I've never been tested so who knows? It also ties in with my slight OCD not that it bothers me that much If I want I can overrule my OCD although I'm always aware of it.

It's an excellent virtue to have Jaime!

It would certainly make my wife much happier if I developed it!!

I seemed to have dulled the edge on my Inoue Tosuke with my new Kiita, I think I may have made my slurry too thick... Anyhoo I decided to go back down my tried and tested route of synthetics. 7:1 on Naniwa SS 5k, 5:1 SS 10k and 3:1 then a few ultra light 1:1 Gokumyo 20k.

The resulting shave was very nice indeed.

I've been guilty of putting hone wear on kamis by not torquing the edge... but getting better all the time

Touching up a nice little "contract" razor. E. Kirschbaum, Patterson, N.J. .. a Diamondine, from Germany. Took it to my latest coticule that I love honing on..

Originally Posted by Druid

Touching up a nice little "contract" razor. E. Kirschbaum, Patterson, N.J. .. a Diamondine, from Germany. Took it to my latest coticule that I love honing on..

I love the look of that stone. The lighting is different from the photos you posted on the CC. Enjoy!

-Scott

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

but getting better all the time

There is the important part brother

I was hoping to get the before pic of the Kamisori but this is the one I ended up having to re-grind

The hollow was so ground flat that it geometrically could no longer get sharp Much better now but no way I could get it prefect.. It should be good for another lifetime at least..






This is a re-scale I did on a new custom, the maker I heard used to work for Hart but I am not positive of that, the grind was nice and even





Both were done on the Chosera 1-5-10k then on the Nakayama Midori with the "Ole' Yeller" nagura