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Steel seems rather dense on this razor if that makes any sense. It reminds me of a yamamasa kamisori I have that feels heavier than the size would indicate.

Really that bad? Damn... Well, if someone here is thinking about blowing cash on one, the steel is good and hard and the grind is very nice.

Got brave, gave it a go. Shaved brilliantly. Nothing I addressed during honing played up, thankfully. This is an awesome blade profile to use. What would a 6/8 mint in the case go for, generally? I...

this one is 5/8

The other thing it could have been was someone fed it to an inappropriate hone at some point that left an awfully deep random scratch in the bevel which compromised it as there were a couple of other...

I think one goof the way it was would have been a disaster and it would have traveled.

Probably the wrong choice of words. More like what was probably a chip that became a slight split but it was literally in the bevel alone. It never rode up. I had a stainless solingen like this once...

Well, that's as sharp as I know how to make a razor. Just needs to make it past the strop ok.

Getting close. All seems well. Steel on this reminds me of dorko a bit. Seems a touch harder than normal solingen

glass 500>1k>4k>rouge du salm>coti so far. Will move onto a finer coti and then a barber's delight. I figure it is a razor worth an extravagant progression.

I am being stupid careful honing this right now. It had a vertical hairline in the bevel that did not travel up into the meat, hence the gamble. Any misplaced pressure and it would be toast. I put a...

Almost forgot. Picked this up today as a bit of a gamble. Has a minor issue I think I can correct with honing. Still has the stickers on the back side of the scales. Doesn't show much if any signs of...