Quote Originally Posted by mainaman View Post
Kamisori are short blades but not considered for ladies.
I have also seen Japanese straights that are 2" long, so the length is not the problem.
The problem is when you are changing the blade geometry by shortening as well as removing stabilizers etc. My guess it stiffer blades will be fine, full hollows may not work so well.
At least one of mine is a full hollow. Works great - but I really do like my blades smaller.

If my buddy's Japanese is up to par, than I think your Kamisori example is wrong... I think. I believe the shorter ones are actually sold "for female use" as well. I could be wrong... but the fact is, I have a shorter bladed Kami and it works just fine for this male face .