Thread: Any opinions on this Kamisori?

Some of you may have seen this one already, but I just wanted to see what the experts thought of it. Is it a good one do you think?

Did you nab it? I was debating it, but it was too much of a gamble for me as I know nothing about Japanese razors other than that I loved shaving with one. If she is yours, please bring it to the WNY meet.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Did you nab it? I was debating it, but it was too much of a gamble for me as I know nothing about Japanese razors other than that I loved shaving with one. If she is yours, please bring it to the WNY meet.

I didn't get it for the exact same reason as you. I don't really know much about it and would rather save up for other things than gamble at this point.
The seller apparently changed his mind on the low-ish price and it is now at 130 USD.

Great minds think alke! Bummer that he bumped up the price, though...

Now it's up to $159. I think the seller's logic is running in reverse...

Had to go look it up on ebay. Great photos, show the chips on the edge.
I like japanese razors, but since I'm pretty low on experience with them I've been only getting stuff with big name or fancy steel.

Perhaps the seller is hoping that this thread will drum up business.

Perhaps not this particular piece but in general Lynn and thebigspendur know them, JimR and Zeth do too. I've never owned one so I couldn't say one way or the other on a Kamisori. The 'name' brands are too high for me to take a chance that I would like shaving with them and I don't know how to hone them correctly either.

I know much less about these than Jim R, Old School, Zeth and SirRed, but I can give you this nugget. The gold lettering is relatively rare in genuine kamisoris, and when you see it, it generally means that the razor is one of the top quality or "premium" versions of the razor that the maker offers. But just to temper your excitement, I own one "gold letter" Tosuke, and the quality of the blade and steel in that razor doesn't seem at all different from other Tosukes that I own, so I can't really say that the gold lettering has any actual, discernable effect on your shave or your perception of the razor. I just know from others that the gold lettering is used to denote the "high end" version of a particular manufacturer's line of razors. Good luck with the bidding! --Jeff

Thanks for the info Jeff.
Anyone have a guess as to why there's a weird bevel already set on this razor without any hone wear? I've never seen this on the few kamisoris that I've seen.

Originally Posted by heirkb

Thanks for the info Jeff.
Anyone have a guess as to why there's a weird bevel already set on this razor without any hone wear? I've never seen this on the few kamisoris that I've seen.

Could be that the spine was taped when the bevel was set.