Thread: Hey and a question about blades

Hey, a newb here in Indiana. Have a shavette that I have been using while waiting on a restore that my brother is doing for me. Today I saw a post that mentioned the razor being left handed, it was a kamisuri. Up until today I had never heard of a left or right handed blade, been left handed this is something that I usualy take note of. Is this something that I should worry about when looking for razors? And what exactly is the difference?

I don't have all the technical perimeters for a complete answer, however, the razor in question is not symmetrically ground and the left and right refers to which side of the blade is hollow ground

I have a newer Kamisori given to me by my best friend for my 50th Birthday. Now i gotta tell him he owes me another for the other hand!
Just Kidding.
Rez is correct, the blade is hollow ground on one side only, and flat ground on the other. I switch hands with it and get a fine shave on both sides. No need to worry. Not sure why they would make them left and right.

Same as traditional Japanese kitchen knives. It's a "single bevel" thing. That's what causes right/left handedness.

I have no face-shaving experience with such.

One word of caution about Kamisoris. I am not sure if anyone else had this problem, but due to the shape of the toe it "scratched" my strop. Didn't cut it, just put a giant wear mark down the strop.

Thanks guys! I suspected as much just wanted to make sure.