Iwasaki・岩崎・Tamahagane Kamisori Sharpening Iwasaki as well until today

Iwasaki as well until today uses uddeholm steel from Sweden

Made by master smith Mizuochi San and his Apprentice Inagaki from Niigata Prefecture

part of the same geological strata group as Kyoto stones

then work it against the lapping plate with water until every pencil mark has disappeared

The ura was cleaned and polished — enough to bring the steel back

Iwasaki・岩崎・Tamahagane Kamisori Sharpening Iwasaki as well until todayRare Vintage Iwasaki Tamahagane Razor, most likely made by Master Shigeoshi Iwasaki or Mizuochi San in the 1960s the Japanese Showa period. We restored it to be shave ready and added a rattan wrapping with black Urushi Lacquer. 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. It comes with a Kamisori box that was slightly altered by the previous owner.