A vintage Showa - period kamisori crafted by Henkotsu・ へんこつ. New Old Stock, Never used before. We also added a Rattan handle wrapping and lacquered it with several layers of Urushi.
Includes a handcrafted Japanese paulownia box with engraving and the original packaging.
Sharpened by us with Japanese Natural Whetstones.
Box Design
from the series Elegant Five-Needled Pine (Furyu goyo no matsu) from around 1797/ 1798
An Ukiyo-E Print by Kitagawa Utamaro
Materials
Steel・鋼: Unknown High Carbon Steel
Jigane・地金: soft iron・極軟鉄
Handle Wrapping: Japanese Rattan, Urushi lacquer
Box: Paulownia Wood - Japan
Kamisori Wrapping: Japanese silk fabric
Measurements
Length: 142 mm
Head width: 20 mm (6/8")
Length of cutting edge: 40 mm
Weight: 28,8 g
a medium sized Kamisori
Engraving
へんこつ ・Henkotsu - the maker brand. The こ (ko) looks a bit like an ホ(ho) but is just an old way of writing.
イヤデモ切レル・iyademokireru ・cuts no matter what (even if you dont want to
登録商標 ・toroku shohyou registered trademark
Care Guide
・strop the Kamisori before each use, we offer strops in our shop.
・wipe dry with a towel after each use
・you can also apply some camellia oil to protect the kamisori from rust
・After a few months it might be necessary to hone your razor. Start with the finest possible stone >10.000 grit
