Thread: kamisori razors

Originally Posted by Pithor

This is indeed the tradtional way.

Personally, I found it easier to do it the other way around, as there is much less steel to remove on the stamp side. I got the idea when someone (I think it was Bart Torfs) described how to hone a microtome razor to have a real "shaving with a microtome" experience i.e. like a plane: one side only, the other side only enough to prevent a burr. It makes more sense to me.

This is probably because most razors that people buy are in need of restoration & a proper geometry needs to be set up. In this case it may be necessary to start on the back or "stamped side but as mentioned for usual honing the front or non stamped side gets more honing.

Here is a restoration thread I did a while ago.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...e-restore.html