Thread: My Mastro Livi razor, at last: a wonderful life experience!

Mr. Livi has been doing this for 67 years (he started learning the skills from his father at age 5!). His son (Luca) is the 6th generation of Livis in the knife and razor production.

Buying a first class razor which doubles as a work of art should be a reward for working hard every day. It also becomes a heirloom in the family.

I did it. I did it again. One month ago, with my joy and pride, I have become a privileged and happy owner of a Mastro Livi straight razor. I am so happy for that, you would not believe it, I did it again. Now I am happy than ever because, yes, I own another Mastro Livi razor. A very special one in many regards. It is a kamisori (a style of razor I like to collect and use), it is made by Mastro Livi (the best artist in the world in this art) and for its construction has been used a Mastro Livi carbon Damascus steel. I mean, a Damascus steel he personally made.
There is more, and the story is long indeed, Mastro Livi allowed me to watch him working on every phase of my kamisori construction, from the cutting of steel thin layers, to the creation of Damascus bar, forging, tempering, honing and shaving!
It has been a wonderful, unforgettable, incredible, magnificent, amazing and enchanting experience. I literally saw my new kamisori taking life. Now I am an elated owner of a Mastro Livi Kamisori. My Mastro Livi kamisori.
The story is however longer than that, because Mastro Livi allowed me to film him during the many phases of the production, including taking pictures, and also granting me the permission to post and publish both videos and pictures on the internet in order to let all the gentlemen see how Mastro Livi art takes life, from scratch to signing. It will take sometime to edit the video sequences I shoot and to select the best pictures, but I will certainly do that, also in our beloved forum - this one - so you all gentlemen can see yourself.
Mastro Livi told me he encourages his clients to go and visit his shop and to personally watch him making the razor the clients commission to him. Mastro Livi will certainly be happy to welcome anyone in his shop. For me, it has been a wonderful experience, spending another full day with the Mastro who also taught me so many things about steel, Damascus steel, razors and shaving. Wonderful.
Moreover, it has also been very exciting when Mastro Livi personally gave me the kamisori, after having personally tested the razor by shaving and decided it passed all of his quality tests. Mastro Livi is very exacting in this: he signs and sells only the razors he believes to meet his high quality standards. Even the minimum fault means discarding the razor.
Tomorrow I will shave with this new kamisori and I know I will get just another impeccable and superlative shave. For the moment, I am going to post some pictures of my Mastro Livi kamisori made from Mastro Livi carbon Damascus steel. I hope you will enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed this beautiful piece of noble art.
And, by the way, stay tuned: I will post pictures and videos about the making of Mastro Livi carbon Damascus steel and of my kamisori.

Opening the box: My Mastro Livi Kamisori

The Ura: notice Mastro Livi hand sign and the beautiful Damascus pattern

The Omote: still gorgeous Damascus pattern

Mastro Livi hand sign

Detail of Ura: the blade is 5/8

Detail of Omote

Your kamizori is gorgeous. Simple and elegant design.

Originally Posted by Razorthin

Your kamizori is gorgeous. Simple and elegant design.

Thank you! This is what I exactly wanted, a simple and elegant kamisori. And Mastro Livi has been an excellent performer of my wish. Excellent kamisori!