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Ah, there seems to be a difference between the historical version and the current version. So only the name has lived on, maybe.
Today at 11:25 AM
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Now I'm just confused. I have definitely seen, multiple places, tales of Yazuki steel being the mass production version of tamahagane...
Today at 11:08 AM
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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...
Today at 11:08 AM
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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...
Today at 10:44 AM
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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...
Today at 10:40 AM
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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...
Today at 10:23 AM
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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...
Today at 10:16 AM
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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...
Today at 7:12 AM
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Used Arcos better steel in the past?
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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...
Today at 6:33 AM
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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...
Yesterday at 5:54 PM
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tbh Ive found plenty of Shobudani/Aiiwatani/Atagoyama tomaes to give great edges and the prices make more sense to me than coticules...
Yesterday at 2:21 PM
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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...
Yesterday at 1:54 PM
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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...
Yesterday at 4:57 AM
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Let's call it $375 shipped 👍 You can't beat HSC /// for durability and functionality
Monday at 8:09 PM
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Venev Diamond Stones: what am I getting into?
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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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