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11-07-2014, 01:39 PM #11Senior Member
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It took a bit of work, but I got it shaving! I had to take out some chips in the toe and under magnification, I saw the bevels weren't fully set. I added some electrical tape and honed to make sure I got the bevels meeting (there was some hone wear showing from the chip removal stage). Went up to my Nakayama I just got and it was a nice edge, then went to my Ozuka Asagi and got a more polished edge! Stropped on leather and shaved. Did a full 3 pass progression, cheeks were nice and smooth, neck wasn't all that great, which is normal for me. Even with DE's, it takes several passes and different angles to get the neck smooth. Even was able to get my chin and upper lip passable! It was tree topping arm hairs reluctantly after this, so I stropped it on some .25 micron spray on Balsa and that really make it tree top hairs easier! Can't wait to try the next shave with it!
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11-07-2014, 03:49 PM #12
Kamisori are a different breed of cat. Sharpen like a chisel.
Glen has two great videos:
gssixgun Kamisori part 1.wmv - YouTube
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11-07-2014, 04:17 PM
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Yeah, I saw I wasn't hitting the very edge after removing the chips, which took a good bit of sharpening on the 1 side, so I used the tape so I could make sure I was hitting the edge w/o doing a ton more honing and did a 7:1 ratio for the sharpening. I used more of a 3:1 when stropping so I was making sure I was getting both sides polished.
11-07-2014, 07:04 PM
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Ive used Glens video for my 2 Tosukes and Iwasaki with exceptional results.
