A New Kinmoji Kamisori from Inoue Tosuke - New Old Stock - never used before. Inoue was a famous blacksmith from Osaka. Mainly known for his later blades made from stainless steels. This New Kinmoji (golden Letters) notes on the blade that it was made from one type of steel, so one piece. it was absolutely free of the slightest surface rust so we assume this is also stainless steel.
the golden lacquer is original, we just added the new handle wrapping and sharpened the kamisori with our usual Naguar progression.
Steel・鋼: one layer steel - most likely stainless
Jigane・地金: none
Handle Wrapping: Rattan and Seme Urushi
Box: Paulownia wood.
upcycled silk cloth wrapping from old Kimonos
Measurements
Length: 147 mm
Head width: 19 mm (6/8")
Length of cutting edge: 44 mm
Weight: 29
a medium sized Kamisori
Engraving
New Kinmoji ( New Gold Letter)
一本鋼打・ippon hagane da・
藤助作・Tosuke saku・made by Tosuke
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
