Thread: First Japanese Style Razor, Critiques Welcome.

First off, thank you all for saying positive things!

The whole process was very different from my usual blades so many of the features didn't come out exactly as I wanted.

Chris, I have so much respect for Wayne and his talents, definitely a motivating book.

RobertFontaine, it does indeed have a double bevel. The "as quenched" rating for this steel is RC 66, and I did a minimal stress relieving temper so I would guess the final hardness at 62-64 (to mimic the traditional Japanese White Steel that is usually tempered to this range). It is so hard that I would still be honing on my DMT"S to get rid of the little inconsistencies that I paid too little attention on the rough grinding stage, so I put a layer of tape on the back and was off and running with a great edge.

clrobert60, I don't know yet, this one was more of an experiment than anything. I have a few more that are on paper/rough cut that will give me a better idea of what they're worth to me (time, materials, frustration etc). But if I do end up making some for sale they'll be relatively more affordable than the authentic versions (hopefully).



p.s. I just got done with the test shave on this razor AND IT WAS AWESOME!!!
I had to get used to the whole one sided thing but that was pretty easy and then it was just smooooth razing from then on out. I couldn't be happier with the edge this thing took.