Thread: Japanese Straights

Originally Posted by Hthomas

Deceiving in what way?
I've been a straight shaver for just under a year. First Japanese ever? Very new to this. Thank for your help

I did say "slightly" There isn't a picture straight from the top from both sides, for instance. Spine wear is visible, but not obvious, I can tell it's uneven, now that I've had a second look. I think you will find the toe to be more honed out than the heel. I found this to be common in some japanese straights, although I havent been looking at them for a very long time, only for a few months. This means the width of the razor near the toe will be smaller than at the heel.. at least I'd think so, looking at the photos. Secondly, the lighting is poor.. but at least they havent used flash!

However, if the razor was perfect, it would have probably cost you 3 times that. So dont worry... tell us what you think when it arrives and maybe post some better pics.

Got a short japanese straight in the mail. Unfortunately it has been stopped at customs and I have to cough up a fair amount to get it to the house...such a shame. pics to follow!

Today i got this Mint Dairi, complete with its Package, i guess it was only one time sharpened after it was sold, had a very nice shave with it a few Minutes ago :-)

Does anyone know what the Kanji on the Package mean?
Could identify two Words as Dairi & Kamisori in Hiragana (?) but the first couple of signs i dont know.

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