A Koraat fan club is rising :)
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A Koraat fan club is rising :)
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And another: 8/8 near wedge, mirror polish, olive wood scales.
And my second Koraat is on the way. 7/8 near wedge with some extra smile in macassar ebony:
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Beautiful razors gentlemen, my latest two from Ulrik:
Koraat Golden Dragon 7/8”
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Koraat Ivory Snake 6/8”
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Bellied full hollows from Ulrik look just wonderful. Do they produce that specific singing sound while cutting a hair?
O yes they surely do :cool:
Do you guys use the thick clear duct tape that Ulrick uses when you're "touching up" your edges?
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This has me wanting...Quote:
Originally Posted by MichaelS
My 8/8 French point came this week from SRD. After wiping the blade with alcohol, I gave it 25 laps on the SRD premium fabric, 25 laps on lead treated fire hose, 50 laps on SRD Premium 1 leather, and 50 laps on the Illinois 6454 leather. Talk about a wonderful shave. I rate this razor up there with my big Sheffields. Excellent work Ulrik. I notice that hasstar has one for sale in the BST forum.
I am new to straight razor shaving and feel lucky I bumped into reviews of Koraat razors. I echo all comments regarding the pleasure it has been working with Ulrik. My first Koraat (it will probably not be the last) was just finished and will be shipped next week. I cannot wait (6/8 near wedge, cocobolo scales)
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Those scales are beautiful!Quote:
Originally Posted by Casaluz
Is this the hammered finish? I like it.Quote:
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I asked Ulrik to come up with something similar to the Kurouchi style of Japanese kitchen knives. This is his design. I love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY
I like it. Almost like the flinstone finish but a lot tighter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Casaluz
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I use regular Tesa tape.Quote:
Originally Posted by Packas
Is that the square point with the point rounded? Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharp&Shiny
Hi folks,
Here are some pictures of my latest Koraat, this time one of his new 7/8 blades in selfmade blond horn scales with black horn wedge:
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Again, doing business with him was such a pleasure :D.
Surely not my last Koraat razor :D...
Cheers
Jörg
P.S. I just realize that I should have cleaned the scales more thoroughly after the final buffing...
Yes, how dare you leave them in such a messy state!! :tameshigiri:Quote:
P.S. I just realize that I should have cleaned the scales more thoroughly after the final buffing...
Kidding. :) The scales look fantastic, and they look super on this blade. Enjoy!
dang nice razors. another few days on this site will have me using a straight as well...
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Go for it, it is awesomeQuote:
Originally Posted by wally76
My Koraat of 6 mos. Made my own scales from stabilized buckeye burl lined with walnut with brass dome washers and nickel silver pins. Great shaver. Ulrik did a great job as he always does. AustinAttachment 259174
Great Job on the scales :)! Which blade size is it?
BR
Jörg
Another SRP member Macrob in Ireland gave me the idea on the scales. The blade size is 8/8 quarter hollow I believe. Here is another post with better photos http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...ml#post1597449 .
My Koraat just arrived. Amazing razor. My first custom. Won't be my last https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b46e0199a5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6dbca1319d.jpg
I got back to my office today and found this waiting for me. I can't wait for tomorrow's shave[emoji3]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2f28d42a1c.jpg
You are lucky, today it was announced that he doesn't take orders any more until he is done with the waiting list. Lucky me, I ordered my model 14 before it was even known that it was going to be available, amazing shaver!
I got my Koraat razor a few days ago. A flawless piece of art that gave me a 2 pass bbs. Just became my new favorite. Tried to take some pics but my photography didn't do the razor justice, so I'm posting (with permission) Ulrik's pics
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What a beautiful razor! Congratulations.
Anyone done the single blade configurator before?
The razor I just presented was designed with the configurator. It is also slightly shorter and with a slightly more pronounced smile than usual by request. It was lots of fun to go through all the design elements and try to imagine how it would come out.
I also decided to limit myself to a specific budget, so I had to keep checking the bottom line to make sure I'm not running wild with all the cool options there
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What happens after you send your options? Just curious because I sent mine and it's been a few days.
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Nothing right now. This is on his home page.Quote:
Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY
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Koraat is not accepting any more orders. If you go to the main web page you will see the announcement.
Harrywally,Quote:
Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY
Urlik is very responsive. It happened to me too, I've sent him an inquiry during Christmas while he was on vacation. I simply ignored his message on the main page, I guess ignorance blows...
I followed up recently and was able to get an order through.
Give him a chance to catch up with orders and ping him again.
Cheers!
Sorry for the late reply. Ulrik was super responsive, he emailed me less than a day later (there's a time difference issue) giving me a quote and answering the few questions I asked through the comments in the form. One More day and a couple more emails with q&a about shortened blade length, tip muting and increased smile and that was it. Took about a month to finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY
I think I was among the last to enter his queue before he posted the aforementioned pause in order acceptance.
Grizli
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Originally Posted by neehooya
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I just got my confirmation and pictures for two I ordered. They should be here soon! 8/8 hollow Spanish tip, and a 7/8 quarter with a French tip. Can't wait.
Have you received them yet, and if so how do you like them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Drygulch
So here's my Koraat 8/8 that arrived last week.
Shipped shave ready, had a nice edge, no problem with the shave.
Ulrik takes them to 10k, then uses pasted strops to take them the rest of the way. Very nice, but I like my edges, so it spent some time on the Nani 12k, then finished with the Escher.
The steel is a very light steel, for an 8/8, big razor, would have like to have a heavier steel, even a carbon steel, something with some more heft to it, but the detail was very nice, and is a well ground razor.
Got mine with a thumb notch and some jimps, he did some nice patterning on the tang, and there are some nice tiny notches cut into the heel of the razor, and with stabilized Bog scales and Nickel wedge.
Very nice blade, and always great when the invoice arrives right at the end of a home renovation....:)
This is a superb razor, beautiful in the hand, easy BBS, and another example of fine craftsmanship. Wonder what the Damascus steel is like.....:hmmm:
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Beautiful blade and scales Andrew, congrats and enjoy! A hollow Koraat is next on my list......
Gents,
I just received my long awaited birthday gift.
It's 7/8 Spanish Point, lightly hammered spine with horn scales.
I do like shaving with this specimen, A LOT!
It's has been a pleasure working with Ulrik on this project.
From inception of the idea through fine tuning the details to actually shaving with the finish product.
I actually like the weight of 7/8 blade, Phrank above mentioned above that he prefers heavier steel but to me, this feels just right.
Attached are the pics which I received from Ulrik but if you'd like to see additional ones just ping me.
Thank you to all of you who contributed and shared their beautiful razors on this forum! Your posts definitely encouraged me to work and finally order a blade from Ulrik.
Cheers!
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