Thread: What are you working on?

That a Wow Lewis I believe..

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Is the word 'grind' the telling difference?

I noted that!

Originally Posted by MikeB52

That a Wow Lewis I believe..

YOU are not worthy, Kid.
Stand BACK from the razor!

Yeah I'd call it a Lewis

Can't see the grind mate. If it's symmetrical it's simply a razor, ie kamisori.
If it's asymmetrical in the Japanese style, you could call it Wa-Kamisori even if it were not laminated.
The lamination process was used to save on the precious tamahagane but you sometimes see Jp kitchen knives made from one solid piece of steel.
They are called Honyaki.

Have to remember kamisori simply means hair shaver or razor so even vintage Solingens & Sheffiellds are all kamisori

Nice one Tom, most custom guys calls them fixed blade razor.

Well, TBH, I simply call it the finest razor I ever laid to my face.
I am fortunate to have it. Charlie made these in a window of his evolving creative legacy.
Long story....I hope to see him make some more.
I cannot shave with it often. It makes most things suck.

Thank you, men! I was a bit busy today, taking full advantage of my time off work. So here's another, for your viewing pleasure.. although not as nice. I am still looking for the barber who butchered this blade by the way!




Some basic scrubbing with steel wool, followed by Crox and Maas shows some improvement, but all pitting remains. Final pictures after hand polishing, to even it all out will come after the sun comes out again. Just wanna hone and try it at this point, honestly... no, actually at this point I need some sleep ha! [emoji42]

Looks nice! Not a Kami right?

Originally Posted by Martin103

Looks nice! Not a Kami right?

Yes, this is also a kami, but I can see the light is making it less obvious. It's a larger blade than the Kenwa. Forgot to say, it's a Tosho, that one... 13/16", or at least it used to be that!

No 'Wa' There! A scaled kamisori~!