Stropping Kamisori

**Lexbomb** · 02-20-2012, 08:45 PM

Hi Guys,
So I bought a Kamisori of a B&B member and it arrived yesterday and I'm going to shave with it tonight. Its amazingly sharp and easily passes the HHT. My question is how do you strop it? Do you strop like you hone them 10-1 or 7-3 or do you just strop like a normal straight.
I tried searching around but I couldn't find anything.
Thanks Guys
Alex

**Wid** · 02-20-2012, 08:48 PM

Strop it as you would a western style straight.

**Kentos** · 02-20-2012, 09:01 PM

+1

However the uneven grind takes a little to get used to, and I have dulled the edge on a few occasions. I still cant strop
as efficiently as on a western, and it's been almost 2 months already :).

**paco664** · 02-20-2012, 09:38 PM

i must be weird *(shaddup).... i find the kamisori easier to strop...

**Lexbomb** · 02-20-2012, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by paco664

i must be weird *(shaddup).... i find the kamisori easier to strop...

...you said it not me. Thanks for the info guys!

**trick420** · 02-21-2012, 05:16 AM

I don't own a Kamisori (yet), but I will +1 to what Paco said. He's weird...

**jdto** · 02-21-2012, 05:19 AM

They are easy to strop as long as you let the weight of the razor do all the work of keeping it flat. I have three and they are all a bit different, but once you get the uneven thing down, they are fine to strop.

**Obiwan** · 02-21-2012, 08:57 AM

I would also add to take it very slow when starting off. I found no issue with my large kamisori, but the smaller ones were tricky at first to strop and not damage the edge and/or strop.