Thread: Henkotsu kamisori transation

How do you sharpen these razors and what hone do I use for best results? The ones I just got in are almost shave ready and may need just light honing. It looks like one side has been beveled and the other side is flat.

Originally Posted by ruday555

How do you sharpen these razors and what hone do I use for best results? The ones I just got in are almost shave ready and may need just light honing. It looks like one side has been beveled and the other side is flat.

The grind you describe is indicative of a kamisori. It is asymmetrical. It has a front and back side, or "omote/ura". As to the honing, I think the honing is done asymmetrically also, that is a different number of strokes for each side. I'm not a honer, unfortunately, so i can't speak to how to hone these, perhaps others more knowledgable can help out.