Thread: Mastro Livi Razor Club

Originally Posted by jkatzman

Just got my Mastro Livi Damascus Inox razor with buffalo horn and barbers tip. It took 4 months because of a mix up on the order but I will never cease to be amazed at Mastro Livi's work. I also received my medium loom strop. All I can say, and this is an understatement:Attachment 238259Attachment 238260Attachment 238261 "AMAZING!" Let the pictures speak for themselves. What an amazing shave right out of the box. Used the loom on a trouble blade and it worked wonders. Thank you to an amazing craftsman.

All I can say is wow beautiful razor. I have the stainless steel with buffalo horn scales and it's a beautiful razor. This takes it to the next level. I also recently purchased the loom strop it's the best strop I've ever used. Congratulations on these beautiful items!

I used the loom strop on 6 razors and without a doubt it does the best job.

How do you clean the side of the loom strop with the chromium oxide? If it was chromium on leather light olive oil applied with a finger does the trick. Since this is linen, I want to be very careful about this. Can't wait for the next video on the use of the chromium oxide side.

Originally Posted by FAL

Golly Gent's, didn't mean to upset your sense of value. I make knives and know what steel costs and stainless damascus is difficult to make, I guess what the prices did was shock the heck out of me, 2,500 for a Razor??? Knock yourselves out Boys.

As anyone who cares can work out that a Griffeto can be had (assuming the 2500 referred to are US$) for about 13% of the price quoted above, this discussion is a non-starter for me that I believe we can safely put to rest.


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Ladies and gentlemen I am very proud and happy to show you my latest Mastro Livi razor. Yesterday I went to Mastro Livi's workshop because he finally had the time to make a new razor for me. Not to mention, I wanted to watch the making as I usually like the process of Mastro Livi and I sharing ideas which he then perfectly and magnificently turns into reality. I am sure most of you know Mastro Livi makes kamisori razors and, in particular, he conceived three models based on the original kamisori. One of them is a kamisori to which he mounted "western style scales" in order to protect the edge and make it safer to handle when closed. I wanted this very model of razor as it was still missing in my collection. The blade is made from Mastro Livi CarboInox with a breathtaking pattern and colors whereas scales are made from abalone mother of pearl with coral and white mother of pearl inserts. I wanted the insert to have red and white colors as they are the colors of Perugia, my beloved city and where I was born. The blade is basically a kamisori, with its well known straight handle and, in this one, Mastro Livi wanted to add some lovely features, such a symmetrical grinding and a snake point, that is the point Mastro Livi conceived for his famous snake razor. As for the name, I am very proud to say it has been conceived by me. While I was watching Mastro Livi making this razor, I was thinking to myself it deserved a proper name and I told Mastro Livi we should think about one. He was grinding the blade and he said: "well, think about a good one". I promptly replied "KamiRazor", as it recalls a kamisori but looks like a western straight razor. I thought it also sounded nice and Mastro Livi has been enthusiastic about it and decided to adopt it to call like that every kamisori with scales he is going to make from now on. I am very proud for having conceived another name for Mastro Livi's works and this makes three: Grifetto, CarboInox and now KamiRazor are names I conceived for Mastro Livi's works. Of course I am super proud of this razor because it is a CarboInox KamiRazor: two names I conceived used for a single razor. Ladies and gentlemen, here it is my Mastro Livi CarboInox KamiRazor!

Mastro Livi CarboInox KamiRazor

• Blade: 13/16 Full Hollow, Snake Point (Mastro Livi Point(
• Steel: Mastro Livi CarboInox (Artisan martensitic damascus steel made of carbon and martensitic stainless steel)
• Scales: Abalone mother of pearl with coral and white mother of pearl inserts

Back side of Mastro Livi KamiRazor




Front side of Mastro Livi KamiRazor




Back side of Mastro Livi KamiRazor




Mastro Livi KamiRazor with paired key chain. Every Mastro Livi razor made of his artisan damascus steel comes with a key chain made from the very same billet used for the making of the blade

This story started in the beginning of June 2016 when I went to Mastro Livi's laboratory. With my total surprise, Mastro Livi was working on something new - he is always experimenting new damascus, techniques and steels - and, in particular, he was grinding a CarboInox blade. He said it was a new pattern and this would have been revealed only at the end of the coloring process. He mentioned this pattern was special because it was a CarboInox with a stripes pattern. He said he combined martensitic stainless steel and carbon steel (CarboInox is a damascus made by assembling this two types of steel) and this process has been quite difficult and required a lot of time at the forge. He also said he wanted to start a new series of straight razor scales dedicated to the countries of the world, in particular he was thinking about an insert in the scales recalling the flags of each country. For this very blade, he wanted to add a USA flag insert, something he already had made by the time I arrived at his laboratory. The final result of this razor Mastro Livi made at the beginning of June is visible in the pictures I attached to this report, in particular, it is the straight razor with a CarboInox with stripes pattern and scales with a round tip in which you see the USA flag. That was absolutely magnificent and stunning!
It took me very little time to ask him to make a razor like this for me and having the Italian flag. However I also asked him if he could make another CarboInox razor with a USA flag, as I lived in this country in the past and I liked the idea of having two CarboInox razors with the flags of those two countries.
Yesterday I went to Mastro Livi's workshop because he phoned me in the morning and told me he finished making the two razors and they were finally waiting for me to go there and pick them up.
It was also the occasion to take some pictures of Mastro Livi showing his latest masterpieces and, of course, the two razors I brought home with me.
To me, Mastro Livi is a genius, not only a superlative artisan, arsist and craftsman, but also a genius, unequaled genius when it comes to straight razors. Not just for the fact he has been successful in combining martensitic stainless steel and carbon steel together (it seems this is something quite hard to achieve by using genuine artisan methods only) but also for the latest pattern he has been successful in creating for his CarboInox. This stripes pattern simply is breathtaking, something mesmerizing you would never stop admiring, both for its beauty and the technical achievement. All handmade, all handmade by an Italian artisan, all handmade by a great Italian craftsman. Moreover, this is something - as far as I can tell - I have never seen in other razors, knives or cutting tools of any kind. To me, Mastro Livi is an unequaled talent both in straight razor making and damascus making.
And I am very happy to be the owner of these two masterpieces he made for me. Mastro Livi is the highest expression of Italian pride and "made in Italy".

Here you can see three straight razors with Italian and USA flags. Not to mention the new CarboInox patterns, as well as the breathtaking stripes patterns. Mastro Livi is simply the best, a genius and a unequaled artisan, artist and craftsman.





Mastro Livi CarboInox (martensitic stainless steel and carbon steel) with buckeye scales and USA flag insert.





Mastro Livi CarboInox (martensitic stainless steel and carbon steel) with a breathtaking strips pattern and poplar scales with Italian flag insert.





Mastro Livi CarboInox (martensitic stainless steel and carbon steel) with a breathtaking strips pattern and poplar scales with USA flag insert.





Mastro Livi showing his latest creations: CarboInox razors with scales having Italian and USA flag inserts.






Mastro Livi holding in his hands his latest masterpieces: CarboInox straight razors with scales having Italian and USA flags inserts. Not to mention the breathtaking CarboInox with stripe patterns. Simply amazing!





Mastro Livi holding in his hands his latest masterpieces: CarboInox straight razors with scales having Italian and USA flags inserts.





Mastro Livi CarboInox (martensitic stainless steel and carbon steel) with a breathtaking strips pattern and poplar scales with Italian flag insert.

Mastro Livi CarboInox Stripes Italy, 7/8 Full Hollow, Spanish Point

• Blade: 7/8 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Steel: Mastro Livi CarboInox (Artisan martensitic damascus steel made of carbon and martensitic stainless steel), Stripes patterns
• Scales: Poplar scales with Italian flag insert (Jade, Fossil mammoth ivory, Coral)

Close up of the CarboInox stripes pattern, made by forging martensitic stainless steel and carbon steel, a lot of talent, art and craftsmanship. Superb!





Close up of the poplar scales with the Italian flag insert (jade, fossil mammoth ivory, coral)

Mastro Livi CarboInox USA, 13/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point

• Blade: 13/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Steel: Mastro Livi CarboInox (Artisan martensitic damascus steel made of carbon and martensitic stainless steel)
• Scales: Buckeye burl scales with USA flag insert (Lapis lazuli, Camel bone, Coral)

Close up of the poplar scales with the USA flag insert (lapis lazuli, camel bone, coral)

Yesterday I was at Mastro Livi's laboratory because of the launch of his new website as well as because I had something important to do: picking up my Mastro Livi Club Razor 2016 edition.
Mastro Livi has in fact finished yesterday the making of the 21 razors of this group and, when he phoned me to tell me I could go there and take mine, I promptly drove there and enjoyed the show of the 21 razors displayed in a table, waiting to be delivered to their respective and lucky owners.
It has certainly been a magnificent day, watching the launch of Mastro Livi's new website while admiring this fine masterpiece. A gorgeous and incredible beauty!
Ladies and gentlemen, here it is my Mastro Livi Club Razor 2016 edition!

Mastro Livi Club Razor 2016 CarboInox, 7/8 Full Hollow, Spanish point

• Blade: 7/8 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Steel: Mastro Livi CarboInox (Artisan martensitic damascus steel made of carbon and martensitic stainless steel)
• Scales: Poplar wood

New addition.