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      stringer reacted to Rangen's post in the thread lets have a new razor thread. with Like Like.
      Ah, there seems to be a difference between the historical version and the current version. So only the name has lived on, maybe.
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      stringer reacted to Rangen's post in the thread lets have a new razor thread. with Like Like.
      Now I'm just confused. I have definitely seen, multiple places, tales of Yazuki steel being the mass production version of tamahagane...
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      stringer replied to the thread lets have a new razor thread..
      Just marketing. Hitachi and Yasuki are the same thing. I have given away/sold a few of mine that are marked with kanji. I still have at...
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      stringer reacted to Rangen's post in the thread lets have a new razor thread. with Like Like.
      That is very interesting, and I did not know it. If I were making a razor out of Yasuki Blue No 2, though, I'd go to great pains to make...
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      stringer replied to the thread lets have a new razor thread..
      Actually, it looks like they are the same thing. Yasuki is the city where Hitachi makes paper steels. They just seen to call them Yasuki...
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      stringer replied to the thread lets have a new razor thread..
      It also gets confusing because Yasuki steel is also split into 3 categories white, blue, and yellow and grades #1 and #2 just like the...
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      stringer reacted to Rangen's post in the thread lets have a new razor thread. with Like Like.
      Blue steel strikes me as an idiosyncratic choice for a razor. One of the nice things about blue steel for kitchen knives is that it...
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      stringer reacted to enrico's post in the thread Is Wakui WH worth it? with Like Like.
      Not worth it at the new price IMO. Might be an unpopular view. Too heavy to be a daily driver in a “pro” setting. Carbon clad plus the...
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      Spots like that are very common when stainless goes through the machine. A little metal polish will fix it. They bend because they...
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      stringer reacted to fourmations's post in the thread Blade lengths..... with Like Like.
      Great idea!! I work in a sign company with a cnc router and i do graphics/artwork so I traced the Shibata kotetsu r2 in the 210 and 240...
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      stringer reacted to tcmx3's post in the thread Coticules with Like Like.
      tbh Ive found plenty of Shobudani/Aiiwatani/Atagoyama tomaes to give great edges and the prices make more sense to me than coticules...
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      stringer replied to the thread Coticules.
      The beauty of a coticule is it is an entire progression unto itself. Going from about 500 grit with a slurry up to about 4000 grit or...
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      stringer reacted to blokey's post in the thread lets have a new razor thread. with Like Like.
      Finally got into straight razor after lots of procrastination, I was able to get a great deal from Norm him, and learned a lot from him...
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      stringer reacted to bleedingedge's post in the thread WTS 170mm HSC/// santoku with Like Like.
      Let's call it $375 shipped 👍 You can't beat HSC /// for durability and functionality
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      This is the fastest 200 grit stone I’ve ever used. It was fun and easy to use. Having enough water seemed to prevent the loading. You...
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