thanks, when io get home I'll post my other oneThat's a beautiful blade Stefan
Post Your Pictures: Japanese Razors
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Arghhh!! This thread is causing my JRAD to act up! I don't know if it counts, because I just bought this baby and haven't yet received it, but here are the vendor's photos of my newest acquisition:
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Yes they can be had for for $150 or so all day long. Just like western straights some are more desirable than others.
You guys are about to set off jrad on me and I can't afford another AD.
Absolutely, there's plenty of them available -- and $100 - $150 is about the right price for most of them.
The best advice comes from Telly, however. Get one that is new or close to new, and absolutely, positively stay away from the more "used" looking Japanese razors, as there's quite a few out there that have been honed to a point that they will not get sharp anymore, at least not using the sort of normal honing techiques that most people know.
On the other hand, unlike some inexpensive "beginner" or "introductory" level Western razors, the relatively cheap Japanese razors are ridiculously good shavers. I have a very basic Kanetaka, $150, that is my 100% absolute favorite blade right now, and it shaves better than razors I have costing three times as much. All of these Japanese razors are hand crafted, so it means that even the "intro" level razors are pretty carefully made, most of the time. You really can't go wrong with most of them.
And, Tony, great looking Tosuke, man. Now put that fine blade to use!! (Looks a little too "virgin" for my taste!)
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Wow, great photos of great razrs! I'll add my humble efforts of my one and only Japanese ... oh, I guess I could have included my Feather ... razor.
I picked up a NOS Hanasama (6/8 @ widest) from Telly earlier this year (pics are from his ad). Hard to believe how long this thing keeps an edge... one heck of a great shaver!
I love the looks of traditional Japanese straights, especially the asymetrical grind. But I am having a hell of a time getting the hang of shaving with them. I never fail to cut myself with one of the little "terror sticks."
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Here we go - pictures
I don't have one of the Manaslu yet as it is on order
6/8" Solgen:
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5/8" The Diamond:
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13/16" Toyo Sheön Burg #775:
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Lovely pictures, lovely blades.
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My other razor, H Diamond Hayashi #8000
Tokyo Coral, 6/8
Did you get that Coral from me? I remember selling one here.
Man I love seeing that Akamatsu M-55 Manaslu, 6/8
Saw one on eBay about a month back that I was totally going to gun for, but the seller unfortunately ended the auction early. Lovely, lovely blade!
You might have been looking at one of my listings. I often end listings early because I sell the razor off of ebay. I sold the M55 to someone in Greece for about $145. He then sold it on eBay for $190.
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No sir. Much to my chagrin, whenever you have razors to sell, I'm not in a position to buy razors.
Great now you tell me
They are fun. Having a spike point on both ends keeps things interesting.
Hanasama - For the price, nothing beats this razor.
New Azuma - Similar to the Hanasama
Henkotsu - One of Japan's great razor smiths.
Ichihara - He was a close associate of Tosuke.
Iwasaki - Swedish steel
Iwasaki - Tamahagane steel
Shizu Saburo (not the real maker's name) - Tamahagane steel
Tomoyuki - 8/8 blade, 2.6 ounces of steel
Tosuke
Tadashi Machida - Damascus steel
New Azuma - Similar to the Hanasama
Henkotsu - One of Japan's great razor smiths.
Ichihara - He was a close associate of Tosuke.
Iwasaki - Swedish steel
Iwasaki - Tamahagane steel
Shizu Saburo (not the real maker's name) - Tamahagane steel
Tomoyuki - 8/8 blade, 2.6 ounces of steel
Tosuke
Tadashi Machida - Damascus steel
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Great googly moogly.
Did you get that Coral from me? I remember selling one here.
You might have been looking at one of my listings. I often end listings early because I sell the razor off of ebay. I sold the M55 to someone in Greece for about $145. He then sold it on eBay for $190.
I was actually watching the one from the guy in greece
To be far though I think a thuringian was included in that auction as well
I was going to post some pictures, but after seeing Telly's post I'm too much in awe of his post to post my razors to after his.
Telly, that Coral razor you had was one of the few razors you offered me that I did not buy. What a bone head move!!!
Telly, that Coral razor you had was one of the few razors you offered me that I did not buy. What a bone head move!!!
Telly's Japanese razor collection compared to mine is like Godzilla vs. Bambi! There's just no words for it.
My advice -- when Telly writes a PM and asks if you want to buy something, for Pete's sake, say YES first and then, when you get around to it, ask him what it is he's selling!! --Jeff
Hanasama - For the price, nothing beats this razor.
Iwasaki - Swedish steel
Iwasaki - Tamahagane steel
Telly,
Gorgeous blades, as usual
...I love these Iwasakis. Question to all in the know:
With the asymmetrical grind that these blades carry, do you have to shave with one face of the razor or can you shave with both. I bet honing these has a whole different regime to them (probably complex and asymmetrical)
My other razor, H Diamond Hayashi #8000
You evil, evil man
...there you go with your teasing again 
. Beautiful blade..AGAIN!!! 
The score so far
,Stefan: 2
Me: 0
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