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    Whenever I strop a kamisori on a hanging strop, it scratches the strop. Any suggestions as to why this happens and how I can avoid it would be welcome. At the moment my only solution is to use a paddle strop, which is not nearly as fun.

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    Joel, you will need to knock the corners off the Kamisori at heel and toe.
    They are very pointy and cause inadvertent scratches.
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    Not sure why that would happen, my only suggestion would to strop as gently as possible. Kamisori can also have a viscous spike that could, if not careful, scratch a strop easily.

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    Its got to be the pointy heal and or toe. Kill it/them carefully. The very tip doesnt mater much anyway. Unless you are getting scratches from the middle somewhere. Then Id say it wouldnt shave very comfortably.
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    NO NO NO don't kill the edges. That is the way they are supposed to be.

    When you strop a Kamisori you just need to be VERY careful. A Kamisori is essentially a double spike and though many take those edges off a spike you don't do that or it's not really a Kamisori anymore.

    Just try and keep your strop as tout as possible.
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    I wouldn't be overly concerned about muting the toe . Iwasaki razors come like that standard.

    It's also possible that the toe has been honed to a burr or maybe has been bumped forming a a small fold. Tapping a fingernail can do it.
    Muting the point by 1 or 2 strokes on the finest stone can fix it. The next honing would likely restore the tip point.
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    I use a Boker Loom strop to do mine to avoid this problem. It works a treat and it's exactly the right size for the smaller blade.

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    You are lifting/dropping the handle as you are ending your stropping stroke, it is very noticeable (Scratches) when stropping a Kamisori
    Many people do it when stropping in general, but the size of the blade hides it with a longer blade

    A lift will cause a tip scratch a drop will cause a heel scratch
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    Thanks for the suggestions, guys! I'll try again this weekend.

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    Last week I tried again with a hanging strop, being very careful with the tautness and angle and everything, and observing what happened. I noticed that the kamisori would scratch the strop at both the heel and toe, but only on the hollow (ura) side.

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