Thread: Japanese Straights

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Originally Posted by prodigy

I finally found my holy grail, at least one of them. Should be here in a day or two.

is this the tamahagane version?

Originally Posted by jigane

is this the tamahagane version?

Yes it is. New old stock. 7/8 size

have you tried it against a "swedish steel" one and what was the result?

I just bought a Japanese KIYA ICHOGAKE JAPANESE KAMISORI STRAIGHT RAZOR



It seems that this is made of what is referred to as "Yellow Paper Steel"

I have done a cursory review online and it seems that there are different grades of steel in Japanese razors; Yellow Paper, White Paper & Blue Paper...can somebody explain what these mean and which is the best? Is yellow paper steel suitable for shaving? Or should I return in favor of the white paper steel?

One explanation can be found here. https://www.hidatool.com/image/data/...el%20Chart.pdf
Also a previous thread here...http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...el-choice.html

Not crazy about the nylon wrap...what the heck is that about?!

Originally Posted by P8TRIOT

Not crazy about the nylon wrap...what the heck is that about?!

Grip. Holding on to raw steel isn't the easiest task sometimes. I have an iwasaki that came wrapped and find it quite nice. If you don't like it you can always take it off, or wrap it with something more pleasing.

what do you guys make of this one

Here is one that I just won on a raffle