Thread: Japanese Straights

And here after some polishing with Jnats

isnt that the 80mm Iwasaki

whats the advantage of having the bigger bladesize?

im leaning myself toward a smaller brand-new one next

now i have a little honing experience like, on the old Henkotsu, im not so scared of knackering a new one

I've seen a few of your blades posted across the web Lezcha, they're beautiful!

I have a termasa kami I've been using lately, and a very worn out iwasaki western straight coming in the mail this week

Hoping to someday pick up one of lezcha's 'smiling' style kamis!

Looking to get a 7-day set of kamisori's all different ones. Have 4 right now! Here they are

My prized possession a NOS Tosuke Size 2:


Next an Azuma:


Tosuke, definitely well used, but this little razor is still an amazing shaver:


Norio:


Hoping to complete the set eventually with the smallest Iwasaki (44mm?), Maybe the next size up and another 1 or 2 Tosuke's to complete my 7 day set! Hope you enjoyed!

Thanks for looking!

I could be off, but your "Azuma" prob is a Tosuke too ... I could be wrong though.

Henkotsu made very nice kamisoris too, if you want to try another brand (Iwasaki makes/made _very_ nice ones too, of course).

Originally Posted by Mikael

I could be off, but your "Azuma" prob is a Tosuke too ... I could be wrong though.

Henkotsu made very nice kamisoris too, if you want to try another brand (Iwasaki makes/made _very_ nice ones too, of course).

I guess it's possible I haven't really compared the stamps but I also haven't read that this is a tosuke. I'll have to do more checking.

Nice colection

My newest a 45mm Iwasaki. Supposedly it is suppose to only be used for details but it works pretty fantastic for shaving the entire face, and I really like the small size.

Originally Posted by suits123

My newest a 45mm Iwasaki. Supposedly it is suppose to only be used for details but it works pretty fantastic for shaving the entire face, and I really like the small size.

I almost had one of those..ended up going for the 60mm from a reputable dealer and it's a fantastic razor. Would still like to try the smaller one..good to have variety..lol

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

I almost had one of those..ended up going for the 60mm from a reputable dealer and it's a fantastic razor. Would still like to try the smaller one..good to have variety..lol

I know what you mean. I am now on the search for a 50mm or 60mm. Way too addicting...