Hi folks
I received this kamisori/straight razor (hollow blade). Owner wants to get it shave ready. But I'm septic if it can be done as a real razor.
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Hi folks
I received this kamisori/straight razor (hollow blade). Owner wants to get it shave ready. But I'm septic if it can be done as a real razor.
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Looks like someone tried their hand at making a kamisori shaped object.
Depending on the grind and the steel you may or may not be able to whip that into a real shaver. The picture doesn't tell enough for me to give any real opinion.
yes the owner tried to hone it but he could not. i was scaring if this one is a paksitan bladeQuote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
You are right to be skeptical.
Looking at the blade and the handle, no matter whether you are able to put a usable edge on this razor-shaped object, I suspect that purely from an ergonomic perspective it will prove remarkably unsuitable to shave around the tight radii of jaw and chin.
B.
How would it be any different from any 8/8 to 10/8 razor?Quote:
Originally Posted by beluga
I am not aware of many classic Japanese Kamisori razors in the 8/8 to 10/8 bracket.Quote:
Originally Posted by Utopian
The bigger the blade, the more important it is to have a precise grip on the handle to guide the blade around tight radii of chin and jaw. With this - in relation to the blade - puny handle that lacks the typical bamboo (or any other) material of the classic Kamisori to improve grip I expect that it will be ergonomically demanding to use.
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The bevel would be my concern......
I corrected the bevel. 20 minutes of dmt and not its bevel gone away. There is just some Mark as a bevel on the spine but I will leave it there.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
The owner tried it to hone and there is a second bevel on the spine
What do you mean the bevel has gone away?
To me, that means he ground it flat. :dropjaw: that would be a lot of wasted steel. Hoping im wrong.
Does the blade even have a spine to give it the proper geometry? It almost looks like a flat piece of steel.
i did not start yet to hone it, just yesterday i honed it on DMT to discrease the width of the blade to make the bevel gone away.
Did you do that to narrow the blade or just to remove the bevel?
That razor looks like it is laying flat on the wood and the edge is not touching . I doesn't look like it is finished enough to be hone normally.
I don't think the edge of any properly ground razor would be touching the table.
Look at the picture of the shave of the day of Maximilian's razor. The first picture you see when you pull up the site. The spine as well as the cutting edge is touching the cup. I don't think I have any razors that I would have to roll forward to get the cutting edge to touch the hone. I will have to go check.Quote:
Originally Posted by Utopian
I tried testing it but I have scales on everything . However you could be correct.
My eyes are seeing a bit of hollow in the blade face. I could be wrong. If its hollow at all, it should hone normally. But its hard to say. Not much of a spine.
Try and hone it, nothing to lose.
What is the width of the spine to width of the blade ratio? 3.5 to 4 spine to width of blade is a target.
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Originally Posted by AlienEdge
I will start tomorrow to work on it. for the bevel, i made it on DMT until it becomes as butter knife.Quote:
Originally Posted by Utopian
the dimensions are not calculated well, i try to hone it with keeping the spine at 10 15°
the edge does not touch on the hone. and the guy paied 55€ + shipping for this one. i don't know if i leave it or try harder until the edge touch on stone?
