Thread: Saitu SK1

Hi Fellas,

I have just received this razor. I originally bought it for its freak value, but now I've shaved with it I have to say the design is about more than just looks. I had my closest ever shave with this thing. I put it down to the radical curve focussing the blade on one area and also making it easy to get into all the nooks and crannies. I'm interested to hear if others have had the same sort of experience with these blades.

I have one of those and it shaves great. I do not think it was made to look cool at expense of functionality.

I recently acquired one too. It makes for a very satisfying shave indeed. I enjoyed the challenge for sure.

Beautiful razor. Never tried one but with all Japanese razors a Fantastic close shave is usually the result.

Your very lucky to have found one. Not easy to come by.

Beautiful razor. looks interesting to try.

Nice razor! Some interesting info I picked up from a Japanese seller about R. Saito.
Saito was a big-time hairdresser in Japan in the 50's/60's. He ran a school with many campuses for hairdressers and barbers.
Since his name was synonymous with the Japanese fashion world, his designs were highly prized as was his name.
Razors such as this were made by Kikuboshi, Diamond Hayashi, and other makers.
He designed a razor specifically for barber schools which held a monopoly for the purpose for a long time. It was designed to be the easiest razor to use. I have one and can certainly testify to it's ease of use. It is like a sports car compared to most.
Here is the Rosette 80. His influence can be easily seen!

They have regular shaped razors and those are very nice shavers as well.

Wow! that's not a smile, it's laughing. how in the world would you strop something like that? Cool razor by the way!

Holy Smiles Batman. That most be fun to hone. Do you have to do anything different when stropping?

Originally Posted by cosperryan

Holy Smiles Batman. That most be fun to hone. Do you have to do anything different when stropping?

Strops just like any other razor, take a look at the video below

https://youtu.be/Bq0Kj2DzltA