Twenty-first Day of Getting a Grip on TabOKtoberfest
Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal
Razor: Henkotsu Kamisori
Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
I finally got my cord and had the time to wrap that kamisori handle, and it’s instantly paid off. The bigger, grippier handle lets me hold the kamisori more safely, and most of all with a much looser grip. It’s easier to have a light hand and it feels more controlled. One thing that I intuitively started doing is rolling the handle between my fingers when following the contours of my neck/jawline to keep the angle. With a western straight, I’d do that by rotating my wrist, so the techniques are diverging fast.
Great shave, three passes using the omote side everywhere. I’m still much shower than with a western straight, but I think the results start to be comparable.
Yeah, I’d think wrapping the handle would make a huge difference. I found an old video of someone using the omote side for a one-handed kamisori shave. I’d think there would be more options using two hands, but it still seems awkward.
I found an old video of someone using the omote side for a one-handed kamisori shave.
That’s what I’m doing. The geometry really favours using only the right hand. It felt super awkward at first as you can imagine, but it gets easier quickly
Twenty-first Day of Getting a Grip on TabOKtoberfest
I finally got my cord and had the time to wrap that kamisori handle, and it’s instantly paid off. The bigger, grippier handle lets me hold the kamisori more safely, and most of all with a much looser grip. It’s easier to have a light hand and it feels more controlled. One thing that I intuitively started doing is rolling the handle between my fingers when following the contours of my neck/jawline to keep the angle. With a western straight, I’d do that by rotating my wrist, so the techniques are diverging fast.
Great shave, three passes using the omote side everywhere. I’m still much shower than with a western straight, but I think the results start to be comparable.
Stank ++;
Nice work on the kamisori!
Thanks!
Yeah, I’d think wrapping the handle would make a huge difference. I found an old video of someone using the omote side for a one-handed kamisori shave. I’d think there would be more options using two hands, but it still seems awkward.
That’s what I’m doing. The geometry really favours using only the right hand. It felt super awkward at first as you can imagine, but it gets easier quickly