All these theories popping up. Here's another suggestion: How about taking an antihistamine half an hour before your shave? If it settles it down, then all good, but if it still feels like burning, then maybe that's what it actually is. That would be a real no-no worthy of a public ass-kicking.
Yes, asymmetric, but I don't exclusively use one side, I find that near impossible but find either side shaves fine and I use both hands. On a side note, is there a better way to post pictures from your gallery than using imgur or similar?
I've heard that most people don't exclusively use one side, but of course there'll be a different feel. As a matter of interest, do you hone these blades with the spine in contact with the stone?
) so it's only sensible to keep costs under control.Apart from a bit of a refresh I don't hone them myself, but either way spine in contact with the stone. Number of laps on the stone varies per side, most use a ratio 1 to 7 or similar (7 laps on the non-stamp, she softer side) I have 16 kamisori, 14 traditional, one orihi, one modern western style (rasurpur)I've heard that most people don't exclusively use one side, but of course there'll be a different feel. As a matter of interest, do you hone these blades with the spine in contact with the stone?
For my pictures, I prefer Postimages, but the process is the same. Nothing's hosted at this site, as the bill is paid by @Monsta_AU (three cheers for the big shark
Thanks, I always wondered about that, even though I don't actually use a naked blade anymore (I stopped when I started shaving my head, I'm an all-or-nothing kind of guy). I just had the one kamisori that I made for myself from an offcut of a nice pattern-welded billet (what most people erroneously call damascus) back when I was a full-time blacksmith.
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Pre-shave: Hot water, Pears soap
Brush: Forgotten Art "Tarkine" 26mm Tux
Soap: Noble Otter - Northern Elixir - thanks
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Feather Professional
Post-shave: Shower, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+
COTD: Hamasil Village, Yemen
Definitely not the most appropriate soap to be using given Nature's way of saying that you can nag all you want, but it's emphatically NOT spring:
I suppose the hard side is the show side but it would be easier to stamp the softer side. I think the position is mostly as they won't get honed away over time.Thanks, I always wondered about that, even though I don't actually use a naked blade anymore (I stopped when I started shaving my head, I'm an all-or-nothing kind of guy). I just had the one kamisori that I made for myself from an offcut of a nice pattern-welded billet (what most people erroneously call damascus) back when I was a full-time blacksmith.
It seems counter-intuitive to me that the stamps are in the hard side, but who am I to argue...
That makes sense. Hard on your stamps though...
Full-time blacksmith? Make any nice knives?Thanks, I always wondered about that, even though I don't actually use a naked blade anymore (I stopped when I started shaving my head, I'm an all-or-nothing kind of guy). I just had the one kamisori that I made for myself from an offcut of a nice pattern-welded billet (what most people erroneously call damascus) back when I was a full-time blacksmith.
It seems counter-intuitive to me that the stamps are in the hard side, but who am I to argue...
A few, yes. Never for myself though, except for that kamisori I mentioned, and that was only because I had a particularly nice billet of steel left over from a blade I made for a client. The usual story, the cobbler's children going barefoot.Full-time blacksmith? Make any nice knives?
