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03-01-2010, 11:25 PM #1
well, then i will post that, just to shut the f**k up once and for all then (sorry for my rudeness dudes)
what side do you think was MEANT to be used ???????
it is the diagram of a japanese KNIFE, right, but it could also be the one of a kamisori.
(in this diagram, the Ura is the "Back" -left side of the diagram-, and the Omote is the "Front" -right side of the diagram-)
obviously, one could do what he wants with his kamisori, obvioulsy.
as with his japanese knife
it's not kind of restricting your liberty, just trying to understand something.
and understanding japanese blades means knowing Omote from Ura. sorry.
from there, put the Ura (stamps side) on your face as much as u want (hey, i do it too), but understand that it was the Omote (non-stamped side) that was meant to be use on your face.
(unless you want to shave with the "back edge", wich is not impossible, but why a guy would buy a japanese knife and cut all his sashimi with the back edge ??) *thinking about it*
anyways...Last edited by LesPoils; 03-01-2010 at 11:34 PM.
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03-01-2010, 11:46 PM #2
can't stop myself.. i have to explain.....
ok, another image guys.
you are a samurai, u have a blade in your hand. you gotta cut the HANDS of the person in front of you. How will you do ???
you will hold the blade up (Ura facing you and Omote facing the person) and chop down (Ura always facing you right ???)
Now, same thing happens with kamisori : you have to cut out something from someone facing you. Would it be small hair or a bigger part of the body, when you use a japanese blade on someone facing you, it's the Omote that touches the skin, the body of the person first)
Now, imagine yourself getting a shave from someone with a kamisori. What side of the blade will be facing your skin when the kamisori approaches your face ???? Omote again.
And now it's you who is holding the blade. What side will you use on your face.
in fact i really don't care.
but if you want to recreate the experience u had when someone shaved you, use the omote.
If you wanna try something else, do it.
but please, understand why and how a japanese blade was meant and used.
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03-02-2010, 12:02 AM #3
LesPoils look at the 5th and 6th thumbnail in the book -it's up, it's down. http://japan-tool.com/
Last edited by kevint; 03-02-2010 at 12:06 AM.
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03-02-2010, 12:44 AM #4
Yes Kevint.
thank you. nice sashimi from So !!
of course, as i told, i do also use the Ura on my face too. No prob on that.
but then, if it's to be use up or down, why have they make it asymetrical ??
we all know (do we ?!) that there is a "fonctional" (function) reason for that.
(wait, are u telling that in some part of the world, there are some persons that shave with a kamisori, using the Ura side on their face and that the police don't get them to prison ??? really ?? they CAN do it ?? wow)
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03-02-2010, 01:02 AM #5
Why...
History.... quality steel was rare and expensive.
The Japanese frugal solution was to weld
small amount on one side. Once
the weld was done the wedge shape
of the final knife is a given.
Yes with twice the steel it would have been
possible but difficult and more expensive to
weld the fine EXPENSIVE stuff in the middle
as a sandwich.
Japan was and is a resource starved island.
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03-02-2010, 01:29 AM #6
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03-02-2010, 02:09 AM #7
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Thanked: 96Les, as I understand it, the good steel was put on the ura side, the weld lines show up on some of the vintage Jstr8s. The only part that has good steel exposed on the omote side is just the bevel. I ask you the question you asked, which side is supposed to be against the face, the side with the good steel? Or the trashy steel?
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03-02-2010, 02:25 AM #8
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03-02-2010, 02:34 AM #9
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