Kitayama・Natural Finishing Stone ・Awasedo・Kyoto Japan #24Sourced from the Kitayama area near Mt. Kozaki in Kyoto, this slightly soft natural whetstone is known for its creamy sharpening feel and exceptional ease of use. Highly versatile and compatible with a wide range of steels, it produces a clean, even kasumi finish. Can also be used as one handed finishing stone. The brown lines on the stone are stable and no breaks. You will receive the exact stone shown.

We use a traditional wrapping technique that is very common for Kamisori

After the blueing we have attached a brand new leather wrapping with an underlying layer of red linnen

- Never seen before

高速度鋼油焼入 ・Kosokudo-ko-yu yakiire ・High speed oil quenched・標商・hyosho・trademark・かつら ・Katsura ・ the maker brand・ 特撰・tokusen・specially selected

Directly imported from Japan and restored by us to a hair-popping quality and sharpness

A rare vintage Taisho-period kamisori by Nihon Taro・日本太郎・literally Taro Japan

The blade comes wrapped in red linnen in a handmade wooden box

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

Usually these boxes can hold up to 3 pre War Orihi Kamisoris here it was made so that only the Iwasaki Kamisori fits

We added a new Rattan handle wrapping and lacquered it with several layers of Urushi

This impressive razor was made in the Showa period and has a length of 17 cm

Niigata — a town known for its mastery of steel