Thread: Japanese Straights

So here is a dumb question!? What side goes against your face while u shave with a kamisori? The flat or hollow side?

Originally Posted by robert2286

So here is a dumb question!? What side goes against your face while u shave with a kamisori? The flat or hollow side?

Both sides are hollowed, and you can use either side, but people most commonly use the side with no stamps, the omote.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Both sides are hollowed, and you can use either side, but people most commonly use the side with no stamps, the omote.

Is the omote the flatter side?

Originally Posted by robert2286

Is the omote the flatter side?

It is the the side with the shallower hollow grind, it is not flat although it may look so on some models. Omote is the side with no stamps, the side with stamps is called Ura.

Sweet! Thanks!!!

Too much nice stuff in here.

My humble pic, Jnat, with Iwasaki and cheap western which will be replaced soon. On the way is a Tosuke

Originally Posted by lz6

Just received this beauty. It is a new brand to me. NOS with factory edge and shaves like a dream.

Star-Raito super-razor

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Just got the exact same one... Heavenly

A nice Japanese razor should make a fine shaver.

My first Japanese frameback.

R.Saito SK1. Minimal honewear, probably honed just a handful of times because it is barely visible.
That thing is shorter than I expected, shaves like a dream, but it is a tricky bastard to wield.