Thread: MMM and KAMISORI razors

Hi all, I bought a KAMISORI straight razor a few months back and I have so far had a good experience with them. I looked into this brand before purchasing and found that they are made in Korea from 440C japanese steel which is not bad quality steel compared to whats out there...Anyone tried MMM razors?, I am looking to buying one but I can't seem to find anything one them. Thanks

Just out of curiosity, how much did you pay for your Kamisori?

i paid $34.95, well worth it.

As long as you think so...
For $34.95, though, I bought a mint condition Clauss and a Boker Red Injun; both outstanding razors in near mint conditon. I can't say they're better, since I've never used a Kamisori, but I feel confident saying they are.

Those razors are no good. They might be holding some kind of edge now, but when it needs to be honed, word has it, the edge construction will fall apart and never return.

You want to buy razors from Solingen Germany (not to be confused with some Pakistani blades named Solingen), or Thiers Issard from France for new razors or Wade & Butcher from Sheffield for antiques. Most good razors claim either Sheffield or Sweedish steel. Although the Japanese know how to make steel, we only see crappy straights from them. There are a few other brands which are good, like Filarmonica from Spain, etc. but Solingen Germany, like Sheffield England, has steel quality laws to ensure purity. Very civilised.

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You put it more bluntly than I felt comfortable doing, X. I just don't feel confident in spending my money on a razor of extremely questionable quality, and 440C would make about the worst straight razor I can imagine. It goes back to metallurgy, but that's not a steel I'd feel would make a good razor. If a company like Seki or Moki made a straight, and used proper steel, I wouldn't bat an eye at purchasing a Japanese straight, but I've never seen a decent product come from either Pakistan (and crap knife you can think of) or Korea (ok, well maybe my Nikes)

what do you think of 440C or J2 420 japanese steel in straight razors?

No Nenad you are not the only one, but probably the first . All of the 4 posts of one and 8 of the other push Kamisori crap. So your suspicions are very valid and interesting.

I guess it was too tempting not to try to convince members of a str8 razor forum to go for this POS of a razor. The temptation is best summarized by the caption in a Gary Larson cartoon in which two spiders spun a spider web accross a kiddie slide: "If we pull this off we eat like kings!"

http://www.kamisorishears.com/ShavingProducts.html

http://www.satinskyent.com/manicure%...azors%201a.htm

yep, those are the ones... I love the technical talk on the Kamisori site:

Durable red wood styled plastic handle with regular sized blade. Extremely fine and
sharp. Razor is approximately 9.5 inches long when open, and 6 inches closed.
Comes in a leather case.

LOL