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Naniwa Gouken Fuji 8K - First Test.
I recently had a chance to get a (like new) Naniwa Gouken Fuji 8K. For what I know it's one of the two made by Naniwa specifically for straight razors.
Despite being very busy at moment, I found some spare time (after more than a week it was @ home) to make a quick first test, just to see how it works...
Used the "usual" Lasso Razor (the one for Nagura tests on Ozuku) that had reecently a quick finish on the Water of Ayr Stone.
Made a little bit of slurry with an 1,5K diamond plate and then, 4 series as follows:
- 20 Full Strokes
- 20 Full Strokes
- 20 X-Strokes
- 20 X-Strokes
Completed the test with 10 Laps on Canvas & 50 Laps on Leather.
I'm not experienced enough to judge the microscopic results, but seems not bad to my eye.
Observation through a 40X Loupe showed a nicely polished bevel.
Blade passed easily the treetop test.
Shave test is scheduled for next Monday, as I wanna understand how it behaves on skin.
Next test will be an Ozuku Suita's slurry finish (to compare to the usual Nagura progressions)
Then I'll Test this 8K after a synt 3K and see how it handles the bevel setter's stria.
Last image is made after the four series described above.
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