Thread: japanese style razor

Originally Posted by Karlo

thanks, I’m glad you like it.



yes, the steel is half the thickness of the razor and it is on entire left side, even on the handle. but like I said I made a few changes compared to the original design. though I’m not sure will this be bad or neutral thing for using razor.

it's not bad , but your way is less easy for quenching

Nicely done. If I may just offer a small suggestion: If you see that the bevels get as wide as this, grind the razor some more so that the bevels get thinner. Fat bevels make for a lot more effort in honing (since much more metal needs to be removed). Thinner bevels are also more elegant and a mark of skill.

king2011 told me exactly the same thing and yes thinner bevels look more elegant. part of it is due to my sharpening. I was going from 300 to 3000 stone at least 5 times until King got them. originally, they were at least half of the present width.

Originally Posted by Karlo

king2011 told me exactly the same thing and yes thinner bevels look more elegant. part of it is due to my sharpening. I was going from 300 to 3000 stone at least 5 times until King got them. originally, they were at least half of the present width.

I am pretty sure that new batch of razors will have much more narrow bevels so they will look more elegant - but as someone told wide bevels are just cosmetic issue and nothing more. Those razors are excellent shavers no matter of such a wide bevels.

Originally Posted by Karlo

king2011 told me exactly the same thing and yes thinner bevels look more elegant. part of it is due to my sharpening. I was going from 300 to 3000 stone at least 5 times until King got them. originally, they were at least half of the present width.

I am pretty sure that new batch of razors will have much more narrow bevels so they will look more elegant - but as someone told wide bevels are just cosmetic issue and nothing more. Those razors are excellent shavers no matter of such a wide bevels.

Originally Posted by KING2011

I am pretty sure that new batch of razors will have much more narrow bevels so they will look more elegant - but as someone told wide bevels are just cosmetic issue and nothing more. Those razors are excellent shavers no matter of such a wide bevels.

Not entirely true.
Wide bevels also make honing a lot harder, because much more metal needs to be removed.
Got shaving it doesn't matter. For honing it certainly does.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Not entirely true.
Wide bevels also make honing a lot harder, because much more metal needs to be removed.
Got shaving it doesn't matter. For honing it certainly does.

Yes, you got right - I was not 100% precise - for shaving does not matter but honing can be little bit tricky with wide bevels.

mix of pictures from process and three finished razor

this is how setup for stamping the razor looks like. from left to right; tongs holding the stamp, tongs for holding the razor, razor, hot piece of iron so that I have enuf time for stamping and my precious.



after quenching and some profiling I’m starting to grind backside. bit by bit trying to hold the lines parallel.



now, this is starting to look like something.

a bit different from the previous three, but still the same.









right now I’m sketching some with handles.

thanks for watching and I hope you like it.

Very cool. Thanks for the play by play...always cool to see the process and the skill that goes into making