Thread: Japanese Straights

Yes - the Toyo Hasimoto No.666 FB is an awesome razor, very smooth to shave with and I find it handles so nicely. I was lucky enough to get one NOS almost a year ago. One of my favorite blades, think I'll line it up for my next shave.

I have heard a legend about those 666's. To shave with one is bliss. You have then sold your soul!
I own a Geisen and Forstoff 13/16 Adoration Deluxe 666 which gives a strange feeling as I reach near it. Like a weird magnetism.

I leave that one alone. Bad to the bone!

Here are my five samurai.
By the way could somebody help me I.d. the green one

Originally Posted by rocarule

Here are my five samurai.
By the way could somebody help me I.d. the green one

The green one is Eiko, those are top notch shavers.

My most recent acquistions, a Cherub 7 and a Cherub A38 kamisori grind. The Cherub 7 is an excellent shaver, but just had my first shave with the kamisori grind Cherub A38... WOW, I am very, very impressed!! Only my Feather DX loaded with Super Pro blades has given me a closer, easier shave!

Yeah Roberto I was going to say the green scaled razor was an Eiko the very same markings on my Eiko.

I just picked up a Ribbon - I blame Jamie and his SOTD pic's. Are they decent? It's a Western style Folder. Not what I wanted but it looks like rocarule beat me out on eBay last week - I wanted that one but I guess not bad enough LOL...

Originally Posted by rocarule

Here are my five samurai.
By the way could somebody help me I.d. the green one

I have an Eiko just like yours (thank you Stefan). I can't see parting with it at any point in the future. It takes on the best of edges and shaves exceptionally well. They are not that common so I'm glad I have it.

Question to any of the Japanese experts. I did a search on this but found very little. I have just acquired a FON. However, and maybe its just a logo variation, I have seen razors clearly labeled FON and others FeON. The latter being presented with the e over O on the tang. Are these the same or do they come from entirely different manufacturers? The one I have states Kikuboshi Razor co. Is that the same both? And since there seems to be little written here about them other than in the SOTD threads, is there any consensus on them?

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

Question to any of the Japanese experts. I did a search on this but found very little. I have just acquired a FON. However, and maybe its just a logo variation, I have seen razors clearly labeled FON and others FeON. The latter being presented with the e over O on the tang. Are these the same or do they come from entirely different manufacturers? The one I have states Kikuboshi Razor co. Is that the same both? And since there seems to be little written here about them other than in the SOTD threads, is there any consensus on them?

No expert, but I have one which honed-up and shaves quite nicely!