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The U.S. member of the group
This Lakeside had pretty awful rust on the tang so the very shallow etch suffered badly.
Love these scales tho. Gold metal flakey swirls on the outside but translucent amber when the light shines thru them. I've only owned one of these before & it was an awesome shaver.
Fingers X'd for this 'un
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Saved the best till last :)
This little 'un ,about 3/8, is a tamahagane Iwasaki in ivory scales. Again the tiny SS washers were a perfect match to replicate the originals.
IIRC it's owner told me it was one of the old master's firsts done in collaboration with his western razor making mentor so it was quite special in a historic sense.
Was really paranoid about breaking the scales but took it easy & they came apart ok. Gave them a light sanding & then conditioning with neatsfoot. A final buff saw them in great shape.
No idea what size this was originally but awful lot of hone wear & deeep pits at the toe end:(
The razor was well used but still silently lopped arm hairs on first receiving it
Again I went at this with much trepidation & after initially gouging out the pits with a dremel & drum sander :o finished the rest by hand sanding. No hamon on this one so just polished up as usual.
I am now going to take some deep breaths & the rest of the day off:D