Waterhouse custom razor passaround

Right then. I've honed it, shaved with it, honed it, shaved with it, stropped it and cleaned it. I can do no more....



Looks like it's coming to you first Rob :)
 
mikew said:
Right then. I've honed it, shaved with it, honed it, shaved with it, stropped it and cleaned it. I can do no more....


Looks like it's coming to you first Rob :)
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Actually that's good Mike as I'm going on holiday next Thursday so I should be able to use it, give you some thoughts and get it off to the next person.
 
mikew said:
Right then. I've honed it, shaved with it, honed it, shaved with it, stropped it and cleaned it. I can do no more....



Looks like it's coming to you first Rob :)
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That looks utterly fantastic!

Would you be so kind as to divulge the dimensions?

As a newbie, I can't grasp a sense of scale at all - but it looks wonderful.

Cheers,

Stu
 
Thanks Stu!

The edge is about 55mm long and the blade is about 23mm wide. A fair bit shorter than typical 'western' razors.
 
shakespeare said:
That looks absolutely stunning mik :)
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Thanks Bill!

Right, it's on it's merry way to Rob. I'm a bit disappointed as I was all geared up for a witty retort when the lady in the post offices asked me what was in the package. But she didn't. Probably for the best....
 
Received today. I've not had a chance to shave with it but took a couple of photos comparing it with my other Kamisoris.
This one shows it against a traditional Japanese blade, then an American Brian Brown, German Koraat and finally Mike's

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This one shows the different grinds, traditional Kamisoris are asymmetric whereas Mike's is a western grind. What is noticeable is the superior grinding accuracy of Mike compared to the other two artisan makers - the bevel is hardly visible with a naked eye.
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I've now had two shaves with this razor. - with Mikes permission I ran it over my Japanese hone before the second shave. An outstanding result this afternoon very smooth and comfortable but extremely close. The good news is that I think there's even more to be had from the edge, I believe the steel is quite hard so it may be a question of finding the right hone.

As we are on holiday in a few days time I won't get the chance to try it again, so I'll get it packaged up for Braveblades.
 
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