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  1. 01-02-2016, 10:41 PM #1
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    There were a lot of "failures" with the tamahagane razors so Kousuke sensei found a more viable alternative in a particular Swedish steel with little change in final product.
    Great looking razor Jamie !
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    Congratulations Jamie, a truly wonderful and unique razor.
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    Brought this Tanifuji for my Christmas present, I cant say what a fantastic shaver it is and the craftsmanship is impeccable.

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    I waited a while until it arrived and it was really a job to hone it but here it is, my new Feather FB with Steel Scales, in my Eyes a real historic Beauty, i wonder what this Razor has seen in its life :-)
    The Pouch is made by myself, i used some material from an old military pant i had and i think its fits the Razor good, the Kanji and Hiragana should mean "Property of Helge".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rockabillyhelge View Post
    I waited a while until it arrived and it was really a job to hone it but here it is, my new Feather FB with Steel Scales, in my Eyes a real historic Beauty, i wonder what this Razor has seen in its life :-)
    The Pouch is made by myself, i used some material from an old military pant i had and i think its fits the Razor good, the Kanji and Hiragana should mean "Property of Helge".
    I have a few of these super hard framebacks by different manufacturers. They can be a bear to hone but pay the effort back for many seasons!
    Good choice on the pouch!
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    Well after many years of searching for a NOS western style Iwasaki my search is finally over I never dreamed that one day would come, I've been nervously waiting for more than 3 weeks for the razor to arrive from Japan, the description and the photo's of the razor left me with a small amount of doubt but I went with my gut feeling and when she arrived I was overjoyed that box had been doing an amazing job for many decades, well nothing left only the photo's and spec, 7/8 yes I couldn't believe it 7/8 half hollow.










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    celticcrusader: ...such understated beauty...even the box is awesome!
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    "Oh my ".. It's perfect ! Congratulations
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    Holy NOS razor Batman, it's a beauty! Congrats on finding your Holy Grail!
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    Congratulations Jamie, You are a lucky man. She is in perfect condition.
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