Thread: Diamond Hayashi 6/8 Japanese 1/4 grind

Wondering if anyone has one of these and if so, what their opinions of it are.

Rasurpur has them at the bottom of this page. I'm looking for something as close to a 6/8 Le Grelot 1/4 grind as possible. Apparently though these don't have a thumb rest and are much heavier.

Any thoughts / opinions everyone?

Originally Posted by rum

Wondering if anyone has one of these and if so, what their opinions of it are.

Rasurpur has them at the bottom of this page. I'm looking for something as close to a 6/8 Le Grelot 1/4 grind as possible. Apparently though these don't have a thumb rest and are much heavier.

Any thoughts / opinions everyone?

I have the hollow #8000, and shaves just great , swedish steel is top quality.
Seth has a few razors by the maker:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...h-diamond.html

the price is kind of high though.

Originally Posted by mainaman

I have the hollow #8000, and shaves just great , swedish steel is top quality.
Seth has a few razors by the maker:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...h-diamond.html

the price is ridiculous though.

Thanks for that useful (and awfully fast!) response.

I've not used Sweedish steel before (actually I may have had an Innox stainless when I first started shaving). Nonetheless, I agree they are expensive, hence why I'm asking. I also want to be sure if I get another wedge (or near enough), it's going to be on a par with my Le Grelot 1/4 grind.

I wonder if it's worth getting another Le Grelot 6/8 with a 3/4 to full grind. I have one of those and it's quite good, but not the best. Rasurpur also has a stainless Innox full hollow which is much more affordable but as it's not a name I know, I can't say for sure whether I'd go for that.

These are NOT wedgey at all. They're hollow ground. Not singing, but let's say 7/8 hollow.

And for 240 euros....wow.　　That's up there...

Originally Posted by JimR

These are NOT wedgey at all. They're hollow ground. Not singing, but let's say 7/8 hollow.

And for 240 euros....wow.　　That's up there...

Well that does it then - I'm going to rule them out - there's no way I'm paying over the odds for it.

I have one on the way. I will post a review when I get a few shaves on it. I have the 1/4 Le Grelot and 1/4 Hart so I am really interested to compare the group.