Thread: kanoyama-kanoyama-kanayama

I purchased my first kanoyama-kanayama-cordovan-60000-razor-60000 about two weeks ago and I must say I have been extremely impressed. Before I bought this strop, I did have two other strops I used on a regular basis. One was a mid-grade one that did ok and then I purchased another strop that was a little longer, very well put together, fantastic quality, and all around an extremely good strop that I very much enjoy using. Now that the kanoyama-kanayama-cordovan-60000-razor-60000 has arrived it is very apparent that it is a shame that this gentleman's art and skill at making these may die out with him. I hope those are just rumors I have heard and that may not end up being the case but I do know he is in his 90's but from what I have read and seen in the not so distance past seems to indicate he is in good health. The feel of stopping a razor on this strop is like no other strop I have ever used. I may not own that many myself but have tried out other friends and relatives strops before just to get a feel of how different they can be and this one I could pick out blindfolded by touch. I know they are not cheap but save up the money and treat your self to buying one because I assure you that you will not regret it. There are plenty of different products out there that are pricey and may not be worth it at times but this is one strop that is worth every penny INMO. I assure you they did not pay me to write this glowing review LOL (if that was the case I would not have had to save up for a while to afford one) I was just that impressed after using it for just the first week or so and wanted to pass that experience on to any other members or guest of the site that are debating on whether or not they want to take that risk by spending that much on a strop and will it really be worth it. It is only my opinion but I would say with hesitation that it is worth it. Happy shaving..................

Gentlemen, while I am reasonably certain that Naomi-san does not read english members of his family or his friends may and speculation as to his life expectancy is not appropriate and
is rude.

That of course was never my intention and i apologize if that is how my comments came off or were received. I was not personally speculating on his life expectancy only commenting on things I had read about him and a lot of what I had read did come from this site. I was only commenting that, and I did say I hope these are just rumors, I hope that his art and ability would be able to survive even after he is gone. If my wording was not appropriate I apologize again but to make sure I did not come across as rude or insensitive I went back and read again what I had posted and I did not get the same impression that you obviously did. Either way I do understand that perception is reality and if you read my comments and that was your perception of them then that is your reality and I have to respect that no matter if I agree with it or not. Going forward I will certainly not refer to anyone's age or health (although I did state I had read he was in good health so of course had no intention of making anyone think otherwise) to avoid this from happening again. Again my apologies for anyone I may have offended, all I was trying to do was compliment the quality of the strop and the fact that it is the best one I have used up until this point and wanted to make other wet shavers aware in case they were on the fence about purchasing one because they are not cheap but they are well worth the money and I hope Naomi-san continues to lead a long, healthy, and prosperous life and that for many years going forward people are able to purchase and enjoy this excellent product.

I get your drift, he's an artist, plain and simple. I've since moved to making my own strops, but did have an 80K. It was a fabulous piece of machinery, missing only a proper linen (one that is similar to a vintage silk finish linen - to my knowledge, nobody is making treated non-abrasive linens similar to those, though).