Thread: Japanese Straights

Originally Posted by Rotto

Some of mine.

Hoshimasa (not sure about the name), bought as NOS


Atlas, bought as NOS

The first one is a Hoshimasa, you're right.
I have a Hoshimasa as well, but it's a kamisori and 2 Atlas razors. Hoshimasa is a quite famous maker, while it's hard to find info about Atlas.

Originally Posted by Arsenico

The first one is a Hoshimasa, you're right.
I have a Hoshimasa as well, but it's a kamisori and 2 Atlas razors. Hoshimasa is a quite famous maker, while it's hard to find info about Atlas.

Thanks, I really like my Atlas, its a really awesome razor! Not sure Hillman is a Japanese brand, but i assume so since I've only seen it on sale from sources in Japan. Perhaps it was made OEM by some of the bigger manufacturer.

Today i got this nice Kenwa Razor, the Blade is nice but small (32mm X 18,5mm) and lighweight so i had my Problems with the first Shave a few hours ago. The Handle is made of Bamboo i guess, it has a long crack on the upper side when it arrived, i filled it with acrlic filler and lacquered the Handle, not Urushi but tranparent acrylic Lacquer to keep the Vintage look and preserve the handle from moisture.

Tanifuji "77" Cape Kennedy