What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Takeshi Aoki on aftramestokyo says Tanfuji taught Iwasaki how to make western style straights.

 

I've mis-spoken; You are correct. It seems I've heard that either initially or towards the end, it was Tanifuji taking the finished Iwasaki blades and actually scaling them. I'll poke into this and find out for sure and report back.

 

Razor J.A Henckels 17 full hollow 7/8

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6/8 Wacker Inox
De Vergulde Hand
homemade boar

 

Torrey, Worcester, Mass. toe broken midway extending almost an inch. The pieces move. One of the first razors I picked up when I'd buy anything. Covered in rust. I think the rust held the crack together. I honed it on a Rolls Razor hone. It shaves well.

 

THAT'S the spirit Lindyhopper!

 

First ever shave with the newly-honed Henckel 'Blue Steel'….not crazy about the cheezy thin & flat scales, but the blade took nice edge.

 

UGLY RAZOR/GREAT SHAVE DAY 2:

Picked this little Ran Tan Ka Rus Red Devil at a swap meet. $5.00 later and a wee bit of honing later, it's providing a great shave.

 

You can't get much uglier than that, but I've got a few more for you.

 

4/8 Alfred J. Krank "Habby"
Stirling Frozen Tundra
homemade boar
A day late and a dollar short but I'm in. I'm not going to stay up late sharpening again tonight. Despite it's flaws, it's a decent shaving razor. No tape was used to hone, lol.

 

Mona-King, King Razor Mfg. Co, Indiana, PA

 

You got to love the name of that razor.

 

You have a good point, what's a Habby?

 

Or do you mean the Alfred J. Krank part, LOL.

 

UGLY RAZOR/GREAT SHAVE DAY 3:

A.W. Wadsworth & Son XLNT 5/8s Can't even remember where I picked it up, probably in a batch. A superb shaver!
MdC
Kent BLK8
Floid

 

My 'first' razor fix-up...Another Wadsworth XLNT...a $7 ebay "gross shaving thing" as my wife called it when I removed it from the box....

But it polished up real nice (after many hours of sanding); turned into a real nice shaver...

 

Nice job on the old girl! I was surprised at what a fine shave the Wadsworth gave. Another intended for the PIF bin that nudged it's way into my rotation!

 

The whole name, every bit of it.

 

lol.

 

Razor Hayashi Diamond 1072 half hollow 6/8

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