Thread: Help Identifying a Handmade Japanese Razor

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Sorry if I am wrong. The razor in the OP alongside the razor in post #8 show two different razors.
Am I missing something?

I'm pretty sure it's the same razor, what do you see that leads you to think otherwise? My eyes aren't what they used to be and I may be missing something.

Originally Posted by entropy1049

I'm pretty sure it's the same razor, what do you see that leads you to think otherwise? My eyes aren't what they used to be and I may be missing something.

Sorry. Looking at the photos from OP to #8, the Iwasaki logo is skewed differently?


Not to mention huge tip differences. JMHO

I could be wrong....Am all the time!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Sorry. Looking at the photos from OP to #8, the Iwasaki logo is skewed differently?


Not to mention huge tip differences. JMHO

I could be wrong....Am all the time!

I see what you mean with the Iwasaki logo, though I think it's just kind of an illusion created by the different shadowing on the bevel just below the logo.

The tip looks identical to me, so I have no idea what the hell you're thinking...()

Could be. I call the features on the ends of the 'E' after the logo to see 'hatchet' ,'mace', and 'club', top to bottom.

I see lots of differences.
Finally #'s 1 & 2.



Stevie Wonder could see?
I am never here to cause dispute. This seems obvious, however!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Could be. I call the features on the ends of the 'E' after the logo to see 'hatchet' ,'mace', and 'club', top to bottom.

I see lots of differences.
Finally #'s 1 & 2.



Stevie Wonder could see?
I am never here to cause dispute. This seems obvious, however!

Still don't see it

I certainly don't dispute your position, but am only trying to see what it is that you see. If I learn something from the discussion, the better off I am for it.

Sorry Mike! Take a look at the overall razors, My Friend. One has this. One has that. Look!

Sharptonn: I guess I can see why you'd think I'm making this up since I just signed up and don't have many posts under my belt. I see what you mean about the circle and 3 line kanji looking skewed. All I can tell you is that it's the same knife. I think it's just the different angles that the photos were taken at. I tried to recreate it with a few pics just now:





Changing the angle that the photo is taken and orienting the blade from 10 o'clock to 8 o'clock makes it look like the kanji are orient differently. At any rate, all I can tell you is that it's the same knife.

What I'm trying to figure out is when this knife was made. I'm curious to get in touch with Jim Rion at easternsmooth.com from the link that entropy sent. He seems to know an awful lot about Iwasaki razors.

Originally Posted by Dovo1695

Sharptonn: I guess I can see why you'd think I'm making this up since I just signed up and don't have many posts under my belt. I see what you mean about the circle and 3 line kanji looking skewed. All I can tell you is that it's the same knife. I think it's just the different angles that the photos were taken at. I tried to recreate it with a few pics just now:





Changing the angle that the photo is taken and orienting the blade from 10 o'clock to 8 o'clock makes it look like the kanji are orient differently. At any rate, all I can tell you is that it's the same knife.

What I'm trying to figure out is when this knife was made. I'm curious to get in touch with Jim Rion at easternsmooth.com from the link that entropy sent. He seems to know an awful lot about Iwasaki razors.

Either way, Hone it up!