Thread: Zubora Kamisori

Don't know how I feel about these, let alone what it is, but looks like the single bid I put on this won, much to my surprise.

So - will be interesting to give this a try once it get's honed up, and then it may soon be seen in the SRP Classifieds.

NOS Straight Kamisori Razor NEW ZUBORA　ずぼら　Yasuki Steel

I have a Yasuki Steel New Asuma it is a nice shaver
I think yours is the same but with the "Azuma" or Zubora in Japanese
Nice score mate

Looks very nice Phrank, all the faces and edges look clearly defined ( I know nothing about these !)
I wonder if this has been reground ?

Here's hoping you keep this thread open and include a shave report when you get it

I have a Yasuki Steel Azuma as well. it took a bit to get it properly honed. Seemed to want to get chipped edges. If you slurry, I would suggest a thin slurry using nagura instead of a DMT, unless you have a really smooth/worn one. At least tahts what worked for me.

You may find you enjoy shaving with it enough to keep it.

Thank-you Gents, Valery will be honing this one, he's done lots of these. I always thought these were more for head shaving, but I've seen many here so I put a single bid on this one, being that it is NOS - didn't expect to win it.

But I have an open mind, and will give it a try.

Here are some more close ups of the Kamisori:

Nice one!
I have a good few kamisoris and are all wonderful shavers and I don't doubt your Zubora will be the same.
Yazuki steel is made the same way as Tamahagane but uses modern methods.

I hope you will love it.

Very nice Kamisori, Phrank.

If you advertise in the classifieds, will you have to stamp out the "NEW" and replace with "OLD"?

Originally Posted by Phrank

[...] I always thought these were more for head shaving [...]

Well, that's what they were designed to do. I don't know if any subsequent changes appeared after people started shaving their face with it, though. But with the Japanese being suckers for tradition, I doubt it has changed much.

I have one for variety, but I rarely use it. I seem to suck at stropping it, I put one or two good nicks on my strop with it . I use it the traditional way (non-stamp side to face) exclusively, because otherwise, what's the point? A spike point, har.

Nice score! Edges look spot on still with the bevel on the back and all.
I picked up a couple, for variety as well, tend not to reach for them often, due mostly to the shorter length. But a great change of pace.
Look forward to your review once received as well.

I really like the look of that Kamisori Phrank.. I like the way they did the grind,,, interesting