Thread: Grinding western into kamisori

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

Is it possible if one honed enough on one side or did a say 5:1 ratio on a western grind razor that the outcome over time would be a kamisori? I'm debating trying this on a $3 gold dollar just to see what happens. What do you guys think?

Here is a pic of a kamisori grind it should answer the question right away.

OK thanks for clearing that up. I thought maybe I could make a mock kamisori. I guess not

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

OK thanks for clearing that up. I thought maybe I could make a mock kamisori. I guess not

you will have to start from a bar of steel and grind it to shape

Go, for it. What’s the worst that could happen?

Probably a Kamisori, shaped object, will be a bit of work though.

You would end up with a microtome. Flat on one side hollow on the other.

Originally Posted by mikael86

You would end up with a microtome. Flat on one side hollow on the other.

Kamisori are double hollow ground, microtomes are flat on one side.

And that is exactly what I said.

Solitary, have you ever shaved with a kamisori? I see them on ebay for little $$, was thinking about getting a couple to hone on for the experience.

Whatever you do, Have fun.

Originally Posted by FAL

Solitary, have you ever shaved with a kamisori? I see them on ebay for little $$, was thinking about getting a couple to hone on for the experience.

Whatever you do, Have fun.

No I never have shaved with one. Seen like they would be fun to use and hone. I see them for cheap but I don't know enough about them to make a good buy.

Originally Posted by mikael86

And that is exactly what I said.

I reread your post, I got what you were saying. That reground result would be 5mm or so wide, it will not be very useful for anything.