Thread: Sharpening Wakamisori

Fascinating! Can you get these razors as sharp as a Western razor? As sharp, say, as the sharpest TI or Dovo in your rotation?

Thanks for the translation!

Originally Posted by igitur55

Fascinating! Can you get these razors as sharp as a Western razor? As sharp, say, as the sharpest TI or Dovo in your rotation?

Thanks for the translation!

You're welcome for the translation. As for the other questions, I can't tell you. I don't have a TI or Dovo, but my gut tells me that yes indeedy, they can get as sharp as anything around.

Awesome Job Jim. Thank you.

I am a little confused. I just want to know if I got this right.

Hone the wedge side down using moderate pressure 5mm up from the edge. 7 laps
Hone the hollow side down with light pressure on the edge. 5 laps

Do I have this right?

Originally Posted by CraigJ

I am a little confused. I just want to know if I got this right.

Hone the wedge side down using moderate pressure 5mm up from the edge. 7 laps
Hone the hollow side down with light pressure on the edge. 5 laps

Do I have this right?

You know, I myself am not exactly sure, but I think you've got the ratios backward. Concave side down 7, flat/wedge 3...

As I said in another thread, I was recently told by a barber not to hone the ura (wedge/flat side) at all....so I don't think it's all that set in stone in Japan, either.

Originally Posted by JimR

As I said in another thread, I was recently told by a barber not to hone the ura (wedge/flat side) at all....so I don't think it's all that set in stone in Japan, either.

So has anybody honed and used similar Japanese razors using both honing methods, honing both sides on one and only one side on the other? If so, did you notice a difference in the shave?

I have the original video, saved from a website (probably the same that thebigspendur mentiones)... I've uploaded it to the help files, named "Japanese razor sharpening"

since it is a .wmv and the gallery don't accept this type of file, I have renamed it to .pdf. So, download, rename to .wmv, and play...

http://straightrazorpalace.com/downl...id=71&act=down

cheers,
Nenad

edit: hmm, I thought I uploaded the file, but no go. A moderator better send me a PM with his e-mail, so I can send the file for uploading...

I crunch my ego on purpose. If I mixed up the ura and omote let's get that corrected,

this wedge and hollow description has never worked for me.

Jim; I think you did a way better job than the friend of my friend.

if the stamp is up it is 7(x) when the stamp is on the hone 3(x).

One sided could work if one were at the extreme finality of maintenance. As a barber uses a barber hone for touch up between shaves.

What's your barber say about stropping?

Originally Posted by kevint

I crunch my ego on purpose. If I mixed up the ura and omote let's get that corrected,

this wedge and hollow description has never worked for me.

Jim; I think you did a way better job than the friend of my friend.

if the stamp is up it is 7(x) when the stamp is on the hone 3(x).

One sided could work if one were at the extreme finality of maintenance. As a barber uses a barber hone for touch up between shaves.

What's your barber say about stropping?

Thanks for your compliment. I've done quite a bit of translation work from German and Old English, this was my first attempt at Japanese...it's all in the dictionary.

Well, he just said make to make sure to do it. He didn't say anything about the rations or anything.
Next time I see him, I'll ask him more.
What's more, when he said to only hone one side, he said to use pressure ONLY on the push stroke (blade leading) and none on the pull (spine leading).

Good Job on that translation Jim!!

And thanks for keeping the Japanese in there for those of us who benefit from the original text too.

Again great job!!