Thread: Japanese Straights (not Kamosori)

I’m happy with the NOS razor I purchased from Jim too and there are several others that I have inherited that, although are not all honed to shave with yet, look to be of high quality to my less then experienced eyes. I have no reason to think the quality of other old razors would be inferior to the European manufacturers quality considering the standard attention to detail typical of Japanese products in general given the exceptions to this rule that some may have experienced.
In regard to the photos, I’ve seen this before on the yahoo auctions here in Japan and some that were just Kamisori pinned with scales. Although these razors seem aesthetically pleasing, I would be worried about how practical the grind type/scale combination would be were you to use the purist fashion/technique of shaving with a Kamisori whereby the scales could be a hindrance in maneuvering the blade around your face. Take this with a grain of salt as I’ve never taken on the Kamisori and only came to this assumption after watching Jim’s video.
Hakan, how is your experience shaving with those two you have in this regard or are you shaving with the same technique you would as if you were shaving with a symmetrical blade? In that case how is that working?

Joseph