Thread: My first Japanese straight razor

I have been sticking to Solengen straight razors (except for the Gold Dollar that I got to make my honing mistakes on) and thought that it was about time to branch out.

I got myself a shave ready Nakashige KJKMA Straight Razor for $30.

For $30, I can live with a bit of tarnish on the tang and tail.
Besides... a bit of tarnish gives an older blade a look of distinction and authenticity, right?

Unable to enlarge the pic. I have looked at and been curious of Japanese razors. Never took the plunge though

I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Japanes razors can definitely hold their own against the best of them.

I can not download images from my digital camera today.
This was the best image that I could get from ebay for a sold item.

This one seem to have just the hint of a Spanish point to it, which is also new to me since I've pretty much stuck with Round points.

Is this it?

Would you call that a Spanish point?

Previously I couldn't get a URL for the larger images on ebay.
(Then again, my computer has been acting a bit flakey for the last couple of days.)

Si! That's a Spanish Point. A mild one at that judging by your photo.

Nice looking razor. Japanese razors are top notch as far as quality goes.$30 sounds like a score, but you could have gotten 4 gold dollars for the same price... 😀

Sent from a moto x far far away...

That's a great looking razor. I have been hanging my nose over a Japanese razor for some time but haven't taken the plunge.

I am curious as to the grind profile of this razor. The ones I have been looking at do not have a symmetrical grind which is why I haven't jumped in yet. I guess it would be a different technique for shaving. Yours looks like a western style folding razor so I wondered if it was ground that way too.

Originally Posted by Porl

That's a great looking razor. I have been hanging my nose over a Japanese razor for some time but haven't taken the plunge.

I am curious as to the grind profile of this razor. The ones I have been looking at do not have a symmetrical grind which is why I haven't jumped in yet. I guess it would be a different technique for shaving. Yours looks like a western style folding razor so I wondered if it was ground that way too.

That one looks to be a western grind. The majority of the Japanese folding razors are western grinds, but there are many with asymmetric Japanese grinds as well.