Saheiji・左平次・Tamahagane KamisoriA vintage Showa period Tamahagane kamisori crafted by Saheiji Freshly sharpene, New Old Stock, never used before. We added a Rattan handle wrapping and lacquered it with several layers of Urushi. Includes a handcrafted Japanese paulownia box with engraving and the original box and packaging papers. Shave ready.

Favored by professional sharpeners for its speed

restored by us to exceptional sharpness and shave-ready condition

We then added several layers of natural Urushi lacquer

For Iwasaki: Icho and Nicho Gake needs a big sized Guard

It shows a beautiful set of stepped type of file markings - very rare

the cutting edge is 75 mm long and the head 19 mm wide

and enveloped by a dragon

We hand-planed the wood for a better surface with traditional Japanese planes (Kanna)

The Kamisori was used and you can see that on the Omote side where the previous owner was honing pieces a bit away to make the sharpening easier

using a traditional wrapping technique for Japanese razors

After our restoration process we have attached a brand-new Japanese Rattan handle wrapping

The brand name kanjis have a slight application of gold colour