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Daishi Tamahagane is not actually made from Tamahagane steel.
A Japanese razor made with tamahagane steel will always have the 玉鋼 stamp in kanji, not in alphabet. The last 3 letters "R. CO" refer to Tamahagane Company, not steel.
The steel used in these razors is far to be compared with tamahagane.
Iron sand is the ore from which Tamahagane steel is refined, it is not the same thing. The purify process is long and difficult
There are also stainless steel razors made by Tamahagane R.CO, for example model M66

Can anybody explain what the word Daishi means? I see many times 350 Daishi and 60 Daishi and I have no clue.

Very good blog! I love it......................very educational.

I've got a Daishi 800 Tamahagane on the way!
Will be nice to try her out.

Something else I can't pronounce...
I have a few Western Style Japanese Str8's myself...