From the trunk to the comb
From log to comb, or rather, from forest growth to hair growth. As simple as this summary may sound, the numerous manufacturing steps involved are highly varied and demanding.
It all begins with the raw material and where it comes from. Native hardwoods such as maple, cherry, pear, and blackthorn not only offer ideal material properties but also combine this with the benefits of sustainability thanks to their regional origin.
After felling, the wood is freshly sawn into planks and initially air-dried for 3–4 years, before being dried for another six months in rough blocks for the combing process.
After gluing the crossbeams for stabilization, the blocks are sawn into thin slices, each of which will later become a single comb.
As such, however, they are only roughly recognizable after the next step – sawing the individual teeth. Depending on the type and subsequent application of the comb, five different tooth widths are available.
The various stages of cutting are then carried out with particular care: First, the surfaces and contours are cut on both sides.
Then the teeth themselves are literally put to the test: by grinding down the tooth structure, flanks, and cusps with diamond-coated grooved discs.
Only after a further fine-tuning can the polishing be carried out using a rotating cotton wheel and mineral wax, and the finished comb can be marked with the KOST KAMM logo, packaged and shipped.
Depending on which of our 41 different comb models it is in particular, around 20 individual production steps are predominantly carried out by hand – resulting in a product that reflects not only its purpose – but also its story.