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エステシェービングのよしたけ - YouTube
If you want some good ideas of how to use your Kamisori and some good angles and strokes these are a good watch
お顔そり１ 3/4 エステシェービングのよしたけ - YouTube
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There are 6 vids on this channel
エステシェービングのよしたけ - YouTube
If you want some good ideas of how to use your Kamisori and some good angles and strokes these are a good watch
お顔そり１ 3/4 エステシェービングのよしたけ - YouTube
Glen, the most unusual series of videos I have ever seen. Is it a common practice in Japan for a woman to have a complete face, nose, forehead, eyebrow and on and on shave? That and I'd like to have whatever the shavee was on, I haven't had as good a rest as she seems to be having in a long time.
I had seen one of them in the past, I finally found them again by accident through a link to another Vid so I figured I would post them..
I honestly don't know to much about the reasons, I had been told once that the gals were Geisha and that the traditional White makeup would show the fine hairs so they have it shaved before they wear it.. Sounds logical but I don't know if it is accurate :)
I do know that watching a true artist work a razor gave me some ideas that improved on my meager techniques using a Kamisori so I figured I would share
After I wrote my reply I realized that it had something to do with being a Geisha. And yes, the delicacy of touch the shaver demonstrated made me feel like I had been attacking my face with a large wood axe. I think if I tied a helium filled balloon to my shaving hand I could achieve the feather light touch needed for a good shave. My arm usually feels like it has a 50 lb weight attached to it and I'm attacking a side of beef.
This guy Hirakawa, has another channel, with honing and shaving vids. He seem to have removed the Kamisori shaving videos, he uses both sides of the razor.
Hirakawa Itirou - YouTube
One of the other things that was apparent to me when I first watched this a few years ago was the level of keenness that had to be on the razor's edge to make what he was doing even possible.. It really helped me when I was learning to hone Kamisori
Ok found the right guy, it was not Hirakawa , it was this guy
barberyanagi - YouTube
he has several kamisori shaving vids, he has very nice technique IMO
here the first one of the series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC2f79KSdE
thanks Stefan :) I didn't want to say :hmmm: that looks like two different techniques, besides the difference in razors...
Some really good stuff hidden away, did you note the use of the Pigtail style laps on the one sharpening vid, that was pretty cool to see being used in Japan as well as seeing Liam using it in England...
Glen,Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
I saw the honing technique, I have seen it in one of JimR's vids with his barber as well, probably pretty popular in Japan.
One thing I have noticed on a lot of western razors owned by barbers in japan is extreme honing towards the tip. The razor basically look like slants with the heel wider than the tow. I always wondered what was the reason for that kind of honing. I wonder if it was from improper execution of the pigtail stroke.
Could be Stefan, one thing I noted in the vids too is that the barbers seem to really use the tips quite a bit, much more than I do when I am shaving myself, in fact I tend to be rather heel strong when I shave regardless of Type of Razor,, So maybe a combination of the honing and that they are trying to get the front of the razor to be a touch sharper :shrug:
What is clear is anything goes when it comes to using them. What I wonder when they are using both sides is are they simply using both sides interchangeably or are they switching for specific reasons.
My eyes are not great, so I could easily be mistaken, but it looks like a Kamisori style shavette, that is being used.
Yep, you're right! It was the first thing I noticed - one of the Feather AC non-folders, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by easyace
They're used differently from what we think of as 'traditional' kamisori - the ones with the asymmetric grind.
However, even among the 'traditional' kamisori, there seem to be as many ways to hone and use them as there are honers and users.
As with all else shaving-related: I chose to watch the videos, read the instructions, and then do what works for me. :)
Wow, thanks to the OP for the links!
Very interesting videos!