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03-25-2014, 08:55 PM #11lobeless
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Hey do you guys know if the Japanese ever made razors out of white or blue steel?
I would love to have a go at a white steel shave?WW243 and entropy1049 like this.David
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03-25-2014, 11:08 PM #12The Great & Powerful Oz
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Some smiths use hitachi steels as a laminate on kamisori. eBay has some usually.
I had a Takahashi in recently, supposed to be white steel. Nothing unusual in the shave but more rust prone than blue .
Don't know of any single steel razors but they may exist.earcutter likes this.The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.
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03-25-2014, 11:24 PM #13No that's not me in the picture
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I'm certainly no expert in this, but in my search for different Japanese westerns, I had a conversation with the seller about a particular Yasuki Specialty Steel razor. On the tang was YSS-S. I asked him what the -S was, and he said it stood for "Shirogami". I have seen multiple sources that said YSS shirogami steel is nomenclature for white steel.
If you google it you'll find different discussions on it, and elemental content...I love living in the past...
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03-27-2014, 08:02 AM #14Junior Member
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I'm not sure of the make up of the SK's steel, though I believe they are made of Swedish Steel. Here's a picture of the SK1 and its box. If anyone knows the whereabouts of an SK2, I'll be very interested.
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04-01-2014, 08:13 PM #15Senior Member
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I'd be interested in where you got the SK1 and SK3
Very cool looking razors!
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04-04-2014, 07:58 AM #16Junior Member
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Sorry for late reply to this, skiing trip got in the way! I've got a mate who's working in Japan at the moment and he looks out for bits and pieces. He sourced the SK's through a Japanese internet buying site.
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06-14-2014, 05:51 AM #17< Banned User >
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I've got an SK2, been looking for an SK1 and SK3....lol
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06-14-2014, 04:41 PM #18Thread derailment specialist.
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06-14-2014, 04:53 PM #19barba crescit caput nescit
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Yes - I always thought it was the Russian mystic Rasputin as well...saw him down at the Beach the other day... Originally Posted by entropy1049
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06-14-2014, 05:52 PM #20Senior Member
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Very sweet razor, jealous on the find.
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