Thread: Help! Uneven spine on NOS Kamisori

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Is it just me, or is that a strange looking bevel?

I fixed that too. This razor shape has been less than ideal for a NOS

Originally Posted by niftyshaving

Recall the magic marker test.

Wipe the steel with magic marker ink that you can see easy
and then after the ink is fully dry wipe the razor on a flat fine
wide hone. That should tell you what part of the spine or back
of the razor is too high or too low (no tape).

Then perhaps a thin flat hone.

Lacking a fine hone, cardboard can be used
as it will wipe ink when it will not be hard on the
razor.

My guess is the... heck I should not guess.

Also lay the edge and spine on something flat
to see if the steel warped.

It is possible the tape extends too far down the handle.
It is possible the blade was honed with the spine lifted (old school)
and a double patch of tape in the middle combined with the line
of the edge will let you hone it.

Thanks for the info. It wasn't the tape it did it without the tape then with the tape didn't feel like taking the tape off for the picture

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Is it just me, or is that a strange looking bevel?

the transition from the soft iron to the core steel looks very even indeed, also kind of high.

@ OP what brand is that Kamisori?

Originally Posted by mainaman

the transition from the soft iron to the core steel looks very even indeed, also kind of high.

@ OP what brand is that Kamisori?

Oh that's what your talking about. It's almost hollowed out. It is different. The bevel it actually the very small uneven line near the bottom.

It is an azuma. Atleast that's what everyone calls them.

Hello Gents,

Although it's an old post, I couldn't find any other online resource with this issue (direct me if there's more problems like that). I just got a vintage Iwasaki Kamisori that has a "not flat". Please refer to pictures. What would be the solution to fix it? It is quite sharp but I can't figure out how it was honed before

Originally Posted by kochevnik

Hello Gents,

Although it's an old post, I couldn't find any other online resource with this issue (direct me if there's more problems like that). I just got a vintage Iwasaki Kamisori that has a "not flat". Please refer to pictures. What would be the solution to fix it? It is quite sharp but I can't figure out how it was honed before

Can I see a picture of the spine profile? I almost want to say it was honed on a well dished barber's toishi, but the spine should be thinner on the ends. It's wider in the middle..

Originally Posted by suits123

How exactly do I go about fixing this? It is lifting at the heel when i "shift the pressure" backwards to do the stropping stroke. Thanks!

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Sorry I don't know why it posted it side ways.

move your thumb a quarter inch to the right and and a half inch down, apply pressure to attach the edge to the stone.

@jnats,

It doesn't look like it. Or at least not that obvious (to me. I am a beginner). Let me know if these pictures answers your question.

Can you post a better pic of the Omote? From your only pic it is hard to see the condition .
In general a simple x-stroke should work, but a better pic will help determine the correct course of action.

Originally Posted by jnats

move your thumb a quarter inch to the right and and a half inch down, apply pressure to attach the edge to the stone.

Sorry, I picked one up that has the same the spine feature and snapped some photos. Then I got sidetracked. I guess something happened on upload to require them be upside down for ease of view.. (I'm not honing on my ceiling. Not since last time) I took some photos to show finger placement required for attaching bevels like this.