When it comes to kamisori, 45mm is no handicap at all. DE's are less than 40mm.
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Standard size is 45mm, from all the ones I have seen (I have seen a lot), the larger ones are a lot more scarce
Finally!
Now I've got a Tosho S2 a Daishi 800 and a Tanifuji in the mail.
May get them tomorrow!
Waiting on my kamisori from Takeshi. :p
I forgot all about it, I'll take some photos tomorrow
The Tosho does an appearance in this thread; http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...a-asagi-3.html
Got this one done today, not sure what the brand is.
Original restore , the tang is stamped "tamahagane" . The tamahagane stamped razors are all made from factory steel that, my guess is, is similar to the real stuff in composition. So far all that I have seen have hamon, so I thought I'd polish by hand and etch to see what kind of hamon will show up.
I did minimal buffing on the blade, most of the work was done by hand with Jnat slurries and the 1k/2k/10k WA powder, and finally metal polish.
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Very nice work!
That's the job I still got for my Daishi 800, and it to got a small stamp like that on the tail.
And they (at least mine) shave like a dream.
It sharpens differently than other hard blades I've sharpened, arrgh don't know how to explain it but it got a smooth feel to it on the Nakayama.
Just had a nightly shave with the Tosho S.2, amazing razor, hard to shave when your laughing out loud at the same time.
Edit; Yes my Daishi also got "Iron Sand" and tamahagane on the tang, it also say Yasuki Steel.