Jan 11, 20162 min
Maybe because they and Moori are both Japanese companies? Hmm… well, it doesn’t matter, because I’ve moved on from Moori and now I use G-2 tips most of the time.
However, I’m always ready to try a new tip and since the Kamikaze people have really been talking up their new brown tips and comparing them to certain “other Japanese made brown layered tips,” I figured it was time for me to see for myself just how good they really are.
I don’t say that about just any tip and I’ll tell you why I am saying it now. The Kamikaze cut down nicely, with ribbons of leather peeling off of the sides as I shaved it down even with the ferrule. This is always a good sign.
Next, it wasn’t overly difficult to get it to the dome shape I wanted. I did take it down about two layers while shaping it, but since then it has held chalk beautifully and kept it’s shape without me having to re-work it. That is important to me because I’ve had tips that just kept flattening out or simply wouldn’t hold chalk (and I am talking about “regular” chalk like Triangle, which is one of my favorites.)
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