Just arrived, this morning, a NOS Japanese Mitsuon 3000
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Just arrived, this morning, a NOS Japanese Mitsuon 3000
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...pswn7tabum.jpg
Nice. Interesting scales that!
Mike
Great looking razor. Looking forward to seeing in SOTD.
I have been eyeing those NOS Japanese blades and am envious. Is it a 6/8?
13/16 is standard for Japanese bladesQuote:
Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings
Very nice David I very much look forward to honing the razor and 13/16 are by far the favoured size for many Japanese razors.
Shiny blade and handle from the original razor. :rock:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings
One man's 13/16 is another's 6/8.Quote:
Originally Posted by mainaman
Your math is strange, care to explain?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pithor
She looks a beauty, David, and I'm confident you will use it well!
If I may, I think he means that some measure from where the hone contacts the spine to the very edge. Some measure from the top of the spine to the very edge. Hence,a razor which measures 6/8 in the former manner will measure 13/16 (usually) in the latter.Quote:
Originally Posted by mainaman
I suspected that was the meaning, but I am not sure that if the measurement of a 13/16 blade is taken from the contact line that one gets a 6/8, it will depend on the individual blade. I'll check tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
In any case all Japanese blades are standard, 13/16 measured from the spine, with some 4/8 available for, I assume, detailed work.
Precisely why I included (usually) in my post. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by mainaman
I happen to have 10 Japanese blades at hand so I'll take a mini statistics and see what the results are.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Indeed, I meant depending on whether or not the spine was included in the measurement. I have a Selmour (which I strongly believe to be German made for export to Japan rather than Japanese made) that measures 6/8 excluding the spine and 13/16 including the spine. It has the typical 'Japanese' grind i.e. a relatively narrow heel with a single stabilizer, full hollow, with a muted square point (like Optometrist's Mitsuon in disco scales).