first kamisori shave

[A0th22]

sorry no pic of my new baby

iv never done a review before and im really bad at spelling, so im sorry in advance.
iv shaved with a straight razor for alittle over a year, mostly used my hart razor. i got the kamisori and was a little nervous, i heard tell that they were little blood letters. i made it a goal to learn the traditional way, the omote side (non-stamp) to my face the whole shave. i honed it up with my coti for about half and hour on water, using a 7:1 ratio. with the same shave i used my wool fat soap for the first time, that might not have been the wisest choice, but oh well. i took a nice long shower, did my best with the fool fat, i got a fine lather from it, but it dryed out rather fast, and it was cold when i put it on for the ATG pass (any tips would be awesome).

i had a 4 days growth. the shave was amazing, there wasnt any pulling what so ever, the hair was just whiped off my face. it was so smooth that at first i thought i had the angle wrong and not catching the hair, then i looked at the razor and it was just covered in hair. i have always had a hard time getting all those pesky little hairs on my neck, no matter what i tried there was aways a little stubble. not with this razor, took them out like a champ. it was a little awkward using the traditional way to shave with a kamisori, but not all that bad, it will only get easyer the more i do it. one very small nick, went away with cold water. one of the best shaves iv ever had. my little kami will most definitely be my everyday shaver, sorry hart.

 

[rockviper]

I love my kamisori and while I shave using only my right hand (left for stretching), I don't do it the traditional way and use both the omote and ura sides as needed.
Here's mine.... (you will want to get a pic up too. We NEED our fix, you know )

 

[Obiwan]

Kamisori are great. I love mine and try to get them in the regular rotation for sure. They aren't for everyone though.

 

[Doc226]

Nope, bloodthirsty little suckers that they are. Not for me.

 

[A0th22]

whoops, meant wool fat.....not fool fat. ill have to take a pic of my new baby

 

[gash]

My progression was similar to yours. I used Western straights for about a year, then had my first shave with a kamisori. I haven't used a Western straight in the six months since then.

 

[A0th22]

heres the best pick i could take, my camra sucks

 

[A0th22]

 

[rockviper]

VERY nice! Congratulations!

 

[Kentos]

I'm a 99%er with my Kamisori like Gash. Nice Iwasaki!

I also use both hands both sides myself .

 

[chibi]

Kamisori are great. I have quite few but only one in the rotation now.

 

[lukam]

I had one and never could hone it right, I think it was a Henkotsu or a Tosuke, don't remember. It was NOS and I was not experienced with the honing in general, let alone the kamisori honing.. I'll have to try one again and real soon too. Any recommendations?

 

[duderdo]

I have one but I'm afraid to try it honestly, I have quite a bit of experience using square points but the one on my Kami just looks vicious. I have a pretty gaunt face so I'm not sure how to go about it.

 

[rockviper]

I muted the the tip and the heel on my kamisori. Shaves are much more user-friendly now!

 

[chuckr9]

I have tried twice - still feels awkward in my hand ( big hands, little handle)

 

[cpcohen1945]

For warm lather for the whole shave:

. . . Make lather in a shaving bowl;

. . . Half-fill the sink with hot water;

. . . Put the shaving bowl in the hot water.

That works for me. It's a poor man's scuttle. [Using a scuttle would be another way to get warm lather, of course.]

. charles

 

[A0th22]

thx charles, but from what i hear its alot easyer to get a good lather with wool fat soap if u apply directly to your face. i guess using a bowl makes it real hard to get that nice lather

 

[KW Driver]

thx charles, but from what i hear its alot easyer to get a good lather with wool fat soap if u apply directly to your face. i guess using a bowl makes it real hard to get that nice lather

I don't find this to be true. what works for me is to load it on the brush longer, sometimes up to twice as long, then go to the bowel. a few drops on the soap to soften it while the brush soaks also helps.

 

[A0th22]

ill try that next shave and ill let you know =)

 

[ladykate]

Kamisori blades are very nice and they are ideal for my crazy neck hairs. This thread has me thinking I'll use one of mine tomorrow. They are awesome shavers.