Thread: Japanese Straights

That's great Max! I thought it was long gone! Welcome to club mate. Shave and live well my friend.

Did Jim manage to translate the rest for you?

Originally Posted by SiRed8

That's great Max! I thought it was long gone! Welcome to club mate. Shave and live well my friend.

Did Jim manage to translate the rest for you?

USPS works in mysterious ways

It does seem to be a razor made of high quality and the maker is still unkown. I guess the shave will tell.



Update: The Kamisori wasn't really shave ready to my standards so I quit half way my first shave and finished with my W&B backup razor. The next day I took the Kamisori to the hones and when I was done it was popping hairs. The next shave I had was delightful. I had the opportunity to try an Iwasaki 1 so my only comparison was against it. I found my new acquired Norio (seems to be the maker as I was told) to be extremely smooth compared to the Iwasaki 1. I don't know if it was my honing or the fact that I finished on my Karasu. I never touched the Iwasaki 1 as it came to me honed, popping hairs and extremely sharp.

The translation I have received from the stamping (Thx JimR) is

Right side going down on the spine: saikou kyuu hagane-highest grade steel
middle two going down: tokyuu- extra special
middle two right to left (above the maker's mark): toroku-registered
bottom, right side going down: betsuuchi-special made/forged
bottom center, going down: fushio (???) made Norio