Thread: Kamisori: how do you handle the 'other' side?

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

get a western grind kami tc

Got one of those coming! :-)

Whether it's western grind makes no difference - both sides of a japanese grind have bevels - it's just that they are asymmetrical. Using both sides is no difference to shaving with normal straights that have different sized bevels. That's what I was trying to get at when I suggested you try it - I can't tell the difference between the two sides of a traditional kamisori. The notion of using one-side does not make sense to my mind - and I don't want to get into a debate about tradition - the fact is if you look at videos of Japanese barbers, you will see them using both sides.

Jim Rion kamisori shave vids

These are a great resource

There are tons of others but Jim did a really good job of showing the strokes as he was learning them

Thanks!

Now, with regard to your sig line: "No amount of money spent on a Stone can ever replace the value of the time it takes learning to use it properly"

Do you think you can have that made into a mandatory red splash screen that pops up everytime I look at Japanese Natural Stones Toishi ?