Thread: Japanese Straights

I waited for a long time:









A Hoshi Tombo 8000 in NOS condition. It arrived yesterday and I had to sharpen it in the evening. This morning then a great shave.
Noteworthy is the sharpness that I generated on the Nakayama.
The blade corresponds to a semi hollow grinding and has a symmetrical geometry of the blade.
A beautiful addition to my modest little collection.

Originally Posted by lotse

I waited for a long time:









A Hoshi Tombo 8000 in NOS condition. It arrived yesterday and I had to sharpen it in the evening. This morning then a great shave.
Noteworthy is the sharpness that I generated on the Nakayama.
The blade corresponds to a semi hollow grinding and has a symmetrical geometry of the blade.
A beautiful addition to my modest little collection.

those are great blades, and are wedges not half hollows.

Thanks for the hint! I am careful with the term wedge. The blade has a visible hollow ground and thus significantly differs from wedges of English origin.

Originally Posted by lotse

Thanks for the hint! I am careful with the term wedge. The blade has a visible hollow ground and thus significantly differs from wedges of English origin.

1/4 hollow and less hollow are referred to wedge grinds.

Originally Posted by lotse

I waited for a long time:









A Hoshi Tombo 8000 in NOS condition. It arrived yesterday and I had to sharpen it in the evening. This morning then a great shave.
Noteworthy is the sharpness that I generated on the Nakayama.
The blade corresponds to a semi hollow grinding and has a symmetrical geometry of the blade.
A beautiful addition to my modest little collection.

In my opinion they are the most visually attractive vintage razors on the market.

This Kikuboshi razor I got a few days ago. I dont want hide it from you.





The razor I got in NOS condition. I guess it comes from the sixties-seventies of the last century. Like me. We harmonize very well and I admire the perfect craftsmanship of the Japanese craftsmen. The blade is ground full-hollow and very fine. The sound is pleasant restraint.

Originally Posted by lotse

This Kikuboshi razor I got a few days ago. I dont want hide it from you.

The razor I got in NOS condition. I guess it comes from the sixties-seventies of the last century. Like me. We harmonize very well and I admire the perfect craftsmanship of the Japanese craftsmen. The blade is ground full-hollow and very fine. The sound is pleasant restraint.

Very nice Jean, I have a NOS Japanese Hayashi Diamond 8000 coming in from Japan in the next few weeks I've been after this razor for a long time finally manged to get one I'll put a few photo's up when it comes in.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Very nice Jean, I have a NOS Japanese Hayashi Diamond 8000 coming in from Japan in the next few weeks I've been after this razor for a long time finally manged to get one I'll put a few photo's up when it comes in.

Oh Jamie! The Hayashi Diamond 8000 is certainly the Japanese razor with the most "glamorous appeal". I await with interest your pictures and prepare myself for the worst.

Originally Posted by lotse

Oh Jamie! The Hayashi Diamond 8000 is certainly the Japanese razor with the most "glamorous appeal". I await with interest your pictures and prepare myself for the worst.

I got one ( Hayashi Diamond 8000) a few weeks ago, looked nice and the price was awesome, when I received it, too much rust under and around the covered tang, the blade had been honed incorrectly to the point that the blade lost about 20% as you went from the heel to the toe.

This was a very respected Japanese seller, I've bought a few razors from him, all spectacular, he doesn't take returns, but I wrote him and said this was unacceptable, nothing in the description and the pictures were set so you couldn't really see.

He was great, agreed to full refund, everything worked out great.

Week or so later, there was the same razor, same pics, same price, back up for sale.....

Originally Posted by Phrank

I got one ( Hayashi Diamond 8000) a few weeks ago, looked nice and the price was awesome, when I received it, too much rust under and around the covered tang, the blade had been honed incorrectly to the point that the blade lost about 20% as you went from the heel to the toe.

This was a very respected Japanese seller, I've bought a few razors from him, all spectacular, he doesn't take returns, but I wrote him and said this was unacceptable, nothing in the description and the pictures were set so you couldn't really see.

He was great, agreed to full refund, everything worked out great.

Week or so later, there was the same razor, same pics, same price, back up for sale.....

I think I saw that razor Andrew bad luck but a good result in the end, keep looking another will hopefully pop up in the near future.