I recently bought a Japanese-style "Kamisori" straight razor. Unfortunately it was not "shave ready" so I sent it off to Straight Razor Designs for sharpening. I received it back a few days ago and gave it a try. Southern-style biscuits and gravy, this thing is sharp. If I don't … [Read more...] about Mantic59’s Kamisori Razor Journey (Part 2)
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Climbing Mount Fuji: Mantic59’s Kamisori Razor Journey (Part 1)
I have been curious about Japanese-style ("Kamisori") straight razors ever since Jim Rion's Sharpologist article a couple years ago. To me it seemed like kamisori razors were better suited for shaving yourself, compared to the western-style folding straight razors (which to me … [Read more...] about Climbing Mount Fuji: Mantic59’s Kamisori Razor Journey (Part 1)
Japanese Aftershaves: For Those With a Yen for the Masculine
Japanese men are in a crisis of identity. The country that gave us Yojimbo is being overrun with guys who tweeze their eyebrows. Tweeze. Their. Eyebrows. But do not be sad, o reader, because there remains a stalwart bastion of masculinity in every drug store in Japan: The … [Read more...] about Japanese Aftershaves: For Those With a Yen for the Masculine
