Iwasaki Razor Hagane Across Section

I visited Sanjo Seisakujo(Iwasaki razor factory) at Sanjo, Nigata about a month ago.
I talked with Mr. Shigeyoshi Iwasaki and Mr. Mizuochi several hours.
They taught me a lot of things at that time.
I am really grateful.
They also gave me two of across sections on the Iwasaki razors.

I just took some pictures for Iwasaki razor across sections.

All Iwasaki razors were about one inch longer than what we have.

It was cut across after forged process, because the tip side might be affected by heat more than middle of the blade.
It might be little too hard or little too soft, so it is made 1 inch longer and cut across every single Iwasaki razors after forged process.

There is two pieces of across section clots, and the across section one has thin skin like different color on the flat side.
Iit is Hagane, harder steel, Sweden steel.
It is super thin like 1/32" and it is welded on curve surface, so it is very hard skill to do.
If the welding surface is weaved little bit, when it is sharpened, the thin layer of Hagane will be gone, and then there is only Jigane is there, and it is not cutlery anymore after that.

That is why it is very hard skill to make Japanese razor, and in Japan, there are not too many guys who makes high quality Japanese style razor now.

Left Hand Japanese Razor by Machida Tadashi

The the razor on the top side picture is left hand Japanese razor, and the second picture is the regular right hand Japanese razor.



Originally, Japanese razor is designed to use attaching bevel side on our face, and it is shaven by someone else for the person needs shave, so wife or family or barber shaves for the person who needs shave.

The person who shave can move right side and left side of the person who is shaven, so right hand razor is no problem at all, but now, we shave our bared ourselves, so if we are left hand, the left hand Japanese razor is easier to use.

It is very rare to see left hand Japanese razor anyway.

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Three of Shigefusa Knives are available now!

Fortunately, I have got five of Shigefusa knives last week, and three of them are still available now.

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http://yhst-27988581933240.stores.yahoo.net/shigefusa-yanagiba-270mm-kitaeji-blade-kn270.html

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Hawaiian KOA Tree, Young Tree

In the pictures, there are two pieces of larger size leaves.
That is adult Koa leaf.
When they are young, they have smaller size leaf in the picture.

Tamahagane Iwasaki Western Razor

Iwasaki Tamahagane Western Razor had been made for overcome western razor from Solingen Germany (At the time, Western Razor from Solingen, Germany was NO, 1 in their quality and quantity in the world).


Here is more detail for Iwasaki Razors

Iwasaki Razor 45mm Sweden Steel Blade Arrived

I has been run out Iwasaki Razors but I just got Iwasaki 45mm straight razors with and without wood box Today.

Please click to see arrived Iwasaki Razors

NAKAYAMA Maruka Natural Whetstones

We have got 11 of Nakayama Maruka Natural Whetstones for final sharpening for Razors
They are very hard to come by nowadays.


Here is the URL for the Nakayama Maruka




Here is the URL for the Nakayama Maruka