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07-03-2023, 06:20 PM #1
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07-04-2023, 12:33 AM #2
"Silver Steel" is made in a few countries. It's a high-ish carbon tool steel with no silver in it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_steel“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”
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07-14-2023, 09:11 PM #3
Kinsyo golden star fon 1000
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07-15-2023, 12:37 AM #4
I bought this razor in a small lot. I thought it was a Henckels from the pictures but when I got it in hand I could see it is a Kōsa.
I also noticed scratchings on the scale. At first glance I thought they might be initials but as I looked closer they look more like kanji. The bottom two appear to be on both sides but one side has another which I don't see on the other side. It's hard to say if it is a kanji or just scratches.
I think I'll post it in the kanji help thread and see if I can get help. Meanwhile it has been on the back burner but I do plan to restore it soon.Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend. PR 27:17
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07-20-2023, 11:23 AM #5
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08-11-2023, 01:17 PM #6
I have this fella coming home shizu saburo kami, was wondering what it is , are they decent razors. If any of you guys have any knowledge of these I'd appreciate it!
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01-03-2024, 02:04 AM #7
Pair of Omega 35 by Perfectworks, back from cleanup and new blonde horn scales. There’s something about the steel in these - Perfectworks made excellent razors and maybe there is a Tanifuji connection. I have my own theory. The steel in these razors is super hard and they ring like a bell. Harder than my other PW razors by a good bit, and even the Shapton Glass HR didn’t cut fast. My first attempt at an edge shaved OK, but I knew that the edges were not fully ‘baked’, so back to the stones to spend another 1.5h each going back up the grits. Successs and a pair of beauties.
My doorstop is a Nakayama