Thread: The Kawaguchi Collection

Outstanding!

WooHoo...

Jim rules!

Originally Posted by OLD_SCHOOL

Ooh you lucky so and so, thats a western style Iwasaki razor you have there. Them is as rare as hens teeth.

EDIT: Forgot to add, I am very jealous of that. This is the first time I get jealous of someone and a razor.

Thanks mate...Jealous, eh? Well the shoe is finally on the other foot!
I was thinking it might be...I vaguely remember seeing mention of them, but that they were pretty rare.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Hey, that is great Jim! What a nice fellow your barber is. I can't wait to hear how the hone works for you. BTW,in your blog you refer to your barber as old. Understandable from your perspective. Now that I am there I can say that if you get to be 60 like your barber you'll find that although it is 'old' you won't necessarily feel old. At least not if you take care of yourself up until then. Exercise and nutrition are the fountain of youth.

Thanks Jimmy, and you're right. You said it much more gently than my mother would have, as well! She's roughly the same age, is quick to remind me that she will NEVER be old.

Originally Posted by Maximilian

WooHoo...

Jim rules!

Thanks Max, but I would say my barber rules!

While you're here...any advice on removing that discoloration at the tips of the blades? It's apparently caused by excessive hand contact (that's what he said, and I believe him--when I look VERY closely, I can see occasional fingerprints.)

I do NOT want to sand these blades. I'm going to try to take the rusting off the tangs/hinges with sanding and polishing, but the blades just get cleaned and honed.

Very nice Jim... glad you got hooked up, you are a good guy.

Wonderful story, thanks for sharing