Thread: Japanese Straights

Originally Posted by Matheus

It's a H. Diamond 35. "Extra steel", "Best hollow ground". Shaves great!

Japanese razors are sweet shavers, always

I've been learning to hone on a Nile, Chemical Steel-Highest Class-for Barber's Use-First Quality, and managed to put an edge on it that shave great. First off, what the heck is Chemical Steel and, also, the thing is magnetized! My wife jokingly said I could stick it on the fridge, what's with the magnetic thing?

Arrived home from work and hello. Terrible photo as usual. Y.S.S. Triumph arrived at last.



No hone wear that I can see although it wasn't described as new.
Opaque scales are a nice touch, no sign of warping or any problems.
Struggling to find info on production dates of any Japanese razor let alone this one.
70's...80's?

I bought one of those on Ebay today, how do you like yours, is stainless steel? How does it shave?

thanks,

dan

Originally Posted by lz6

Received this beautiful Y.SS2.H Crest of the Chrysanthemum Silver Steel western style straight today with a factory edge.

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I just got this. A custom kamisori by DMblade, NOS Tosuke and two creatan stones.

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Just picked up an NOS Daishi 800 Tamahagane:

This showed up in the mail today .. An EIKO YSK.2, with factory edge. Promptly taken for a full synthetic progression .. Naniwa Professional, 3K to 5K, Superstones 8K to 12K, and finished on Suehiro Gokumyo 20K .. Quite fitting for a high class Japanese Western-Style Straight ..

I have had an influx of Japanese razor in last 3 most it would seem

highly anticipated in the mail on its way to me from Sweden is this Parker 320 ($10USD including postage to Aus -raffle win)


also in the mail from here in Aus is a Nichiri ($60AUD about $45USD)


and these are to join my recently acquired Kikuokan 77 ($35USD include postage to Aus - raffle win)


and my original Azuma I have had for over a year now

That Daishi is one sweet razor! I love that style of heel and, well, every other aspect of it as well - beautiful!

Originally Posted by evnpar

Just picked up an NOS Daishi 800 Tamahagane:

My new King pelican ☺