Thread: Koraat Razors Upgrade!

So I am one of the few who possesses a beard that a Koraat 8/8 semi custom razor does not shave well for. It would tug even though the edge was fantastic! I had another batch of razors made from Koraat and had the same tugging issue, he made sure the edge on those were spectacular. So there is definitely something unique about what my Nordic beard likes and doesn't like when it comes to shaving.

I contacted Ulrik over this issue and emails went back and forth for a while and he came to the conclusion that my beard likes a more shallow shaving angle. Which is true from the other razors I have. He would have to then grind down the forge-structure and spine. To make the razor have a thinner spine and taller/wider grind. We also went with a 1/4" hollow grind. To me the fact that he was willing to take them back (7 of them) and do all this work for a very reasonable price was amazing to me, it still blows my mind! I just got photos of the work they have completed.

The Results-

Before- Spine measured at 7.5mm thick and 21mm grind height. Which left about a 20.5 degree shaving angle

After- Spine measured between 6.5mm and 6.8mm thick and 23mm grind height. Which leaves about a 17 degree shaving angle

I can't wait to get them back!!!