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Out of curiosity... is this razor honed yet?

The kamisori should feel sharper while shaving than your western straights, IMO. It should require very light pressure with a steeper angle. Mine does, at least. My TPT isn't calibrated enough to...

So are you still on the fence? If so, I'd send that thing out and get on with things. You'll have to wait for it to come all over again :aargh:

It shaved nicely. It was another maker's kamisori, though, so I don't know about the one owned by the OP. Assuming that the OP has honed razors before, I'd think he could manage with the hones he has...

Yes, mine was new. I did two 7:1 sets on my barber hone and about six 7:1 sets on my Chinese natural finishing hone. These were just the hones that I have. You could probably do the same on the two...

Hilarious! Glen, can you tell we respect your instruction?


And JimR, too, of course. :)

This is your first post, I see. Have you shaved with a straight razor before? Have you honed a western straight razor? Assuming the answer is yes, I found this video very helpful to get my first...