Thread: The Zowada Michi-gane Razor Review

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

It is a beautiful razor. Thanks for the review, Tim made at least one with steel from a meteorite that I would have loved to have gotten. I heard it is out of this world.

+1 on wondering about stropping between passes. Not something I've had to do with a shave ready razor so I can only attribute the need to your particular whiskers. Probably a lot tougher than mine.

Tim actually mentions the part about stropping between passes in the Knives 2012 article, and references different stropping and care techniques in his Michi-gane preview on SRP (linked above), so it's well documented. Of course, there are also advantages to Michi-gane over modern steels (ie, no pastes needed), plus the obvious intrinsic value.

Originally Posted by Kifi

. Of course, there are also advantages to Michi-gane over modern steels (ie, no pastes needed).

Hey, no pastes are needed on any of my razors....could it be that all my razors are of Michi-gane?? I'm rich! Rich I tell you, rich!!!

Nice razor. I would try it without interim stropping.