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bluefoxicy
I'm looking for Japanese razor advice. I'm trying to find a decent razor, I'll likely have someone hone it, I'm probably willing to put about $200 into it. At the moment I'm having no luck with folding razors that aren't a Feather AC.
What should I know?
Change in technique? I know you use one side and not the other, so I need ambidextrous shaving right?
I assume these must be held at an extremely shallow angle?
Anyone can hone these right? They're microtome (wedge/hollow) right?
I'm looking at maybe one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Japanese-st...715?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415481470b
There's PLENTY of vintage ones but they often get up over $80 or $100 eventually, and a brand new one is worth a premium to me. (This has always been an expensive hobby for me, and this is a brief return.) It has to be a quality tool though. I just spent $145 on a pair of Belleville 770 boots and $450 on a GT Tachyon road bicycle, I call these "cheap" because they're higher quality than crap that costs half as much and lasts 1/10 as long (or is just garbage to start with). $200ish for a new, good quality, properly honed razor is also "cheap," and if it turns out to be an "I don't like this" kind of thing that's my fault and not that of the razor.
What should I know?
Change in technique? I know you use one side and not the other, so I need ambidextrous shaving right?
I assume these must be held at an extremely shallow angle?
Anyone can hone these right? They're microtome (wedge/hollow) right?
I'm looking at maybe one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Japanese-st...715?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415481470b
There's PLENTY of vintage ones but they often get up over $80 or $100 eventually, and a brand new one is worth a premium to me. (This has always been an expensive hobby for me, and this is a brief return.) It has to be a quality tool though. I just spent $145 on a pair of Belleville 770 boots and $450 on a GT Tachyon road bicycle, I call these "cheap" because they're higher quality than crap that costs half as much and lasts 1/10 as long (or is just garbage to start with). $200ish for a new, good quality, properly honed razor is also "cheap," and if it turns out to be an "I don't like this" kind of thing that's my fault and not that of the razor.