Shapton Glasstone 16000Shapton Glass Stone 16000 The finest grit in our selection of Shapton stones. This hard stone is used to polish the razor, bringing the edge to a level that is nearly shave ready after honing on this very fine grit. Beyond this stage, only diamond paste and stropping remain the achieved sharpness is ready for shaving.

Hancho Gake a normal sized

We found Fudo Myo-o to be the right fit for protecting this awesome piece

登録商標 ・ touroku shohyo ・ registered trademark

Yamamasa・山正・Vintage Restored Kamisori  with a wonderful Rattan Handle Wrapping

the steel is produced out of iron sand in a several day long process by hand

However a Tamahagane version with serial number is a rare find

Added an absolutely beautiful rattan handle wrapping

名工保存会　・meikou hozonkai・

Tosuke Inoue ・井上藤助 ・Vintage Japanese straight razor (Kamisori)

特級 ・ Tokkyu ・ special grade

It was common that Geishas got the names of their highest valued customers as a secret tattoo

きくひだり・Kiku Hidari・the maker