not loving my kamisori

**globaldev** · 12-14-2011, 03:31 PM

i understand what appeals to me about kamisori style razors, but i recently acquired a size 2 iwasaki in great shape and the shaves off of it have been nothing stellar in comparison to my self honed straights...

i read a ton, watched a bunch of vids and this morning had to put down the kamisori after two short strokes and finish with a joey allen med. grind which melted the 60 hr beard right off. this kamisori is supposed to be wicked sharp when properly honed right? that just makes sense.

please confirm a couple things before i put the kamisori on sabbatical... you shave with the back side of the blade which is the flatter of the two sides, “Omote”, not with the side of the blade w/ stamped “Ura” side.

honing is anywhere 3-7:1 omote:ura with some slight pressure on omote side and back pull with ura only... watched glenn's youtube for reference

thanks for any suggestions...

**thebigspendur** · 12-14-2011, 04:30 PM

The only thing I'll tell you is when properly honed the kamisori will give you the best shave you will ever get period. The trick is getting it properly honed and getting the right shaving technique down. As far as the honing goes most of the strokes are going to go on the shaving side of the razor and I'll leave another to discuss the sides issue. In the end the razor will shave equally well no matter which side you use though it's designed as a one sided shaver.

**gssixgun** · 12-14-2011, 06:13 PM

OK shaving with one, watch these vids as they are really really good, and have some awesome blade handling techniques for keeping the razor right.. Honestly I am not that good with one myself, I still use both sides sometimes but like TBS says you can but you have to do a bit of angle adjustment...

http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...ori-shave.html.

Kamisori Shave - YouTube

**avatar1999** · 12-14-2011, 06:19 PM

I've been trying to find one...anyone have any leads to where I can find an Iwasaki? *sigh*

**jaym72** · 12-14-2011, 06:52 PM

Don't they sell them on SRD?

**mainaman** · 12-14-2011, 07:45 PM

I shave with both sides of kamisori and it works just fine for me.

Also if honed correctly they really shave great.

**SirStropalot** · 12-14-2011, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by avatar1999

I've been trying to find one...anyone have any leads to where I can find an Iwasaki? *sigh*

Check the classifieds, there's one there now. Straight Razors - Straight Razor Place Classifieds

Howard

**avatar1999** · 12-14-2011, 08:53 PM

Ok, here's another question. Glen says in his video that these razors NEED a high finishing stone above an 8k. My concern is that I will have to find some really expensive hone to keep this thing in shape. I guess the question is, what are my options for a stone for an iwasaki? And would anyone be willing to hook me up with a great deal? LOL

**gssixgun** · 12-14-2011, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by avatar1999

Ok, here's another question. Glen says in his video that these razors NEED a high finishing stone above an 8k. My concern is that I will have to find some really expensive hone to keep this thing in shape. I guess the question is, what are my options for a stone for an iwasaki? And would anyone be willing to hook me up with a great deal? LOL

This is one of the few times that I really feel that a high grit stone is in order,,, These razors really should just glide over the skin IMHO... Most times I am all for the keep it simple solution and really I can't feel huge differences for the money when talking shaving, but with Kamisori I can feel the difference

Yes go right ahead a call me a Kamisori snob

**avatar1999** · 12-14-2011, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by gssixgun

This is one of the few times that I really feel that a high grit stone is in order,,, These razors really should just glide over the skin IMHO... Most times I am all for the keep it simple solution and really I can't feel huge differences for the money when talking shaving, but with Kamisori I can feel the difference

So basically...I'm gonna have to fork out big bucks for another hone huh? lol

Does it have to be a Jnat? Or would something else work?

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