Thread: Nagamasa Kamisori

Scored this one from Ebay. I think I did alright. I see what looks like the Tamahagane mark there. Thoughts?
It sure looks like NOS (no hone wear whatsoever). The handle is a bit rough, so I might look to wrap it somehow.









Tamahagane Mark?

Do you have a less reflective pic of the omote, the non stamped side & maybe an end shot. Something looks wrong in that 3rd pic but maybe the light.
To me , it looks as if there is very little ridge or shoulder.

Here are a few profile shots:

Shoulder looks very high, like it's been reground. The stamped side or ura looks fine but that should be the case as it gets the lest honing.

If it's been reground, it's a very clean job. There is no hone wear on the ura at all, so if it's a regrind, someone honed it with great care. Either way, I'll give it a run with extra care on the pressure and see if I can get a shaving edge. It is nowhere near shave ready, so I'll start it on a Norton 8k with slurry and go from there.

if it is reground only the omote is reground. You can't regrind the ura . The edge steel is too thin. Here is a cross section of an Iwasaki to explain what I mean.

I do not see tamahagane in the kangi, the first kanji is there the second is not clear as far as I can tell.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

if it is reground only the omote is reground. You can't regrind the ura . The edge steel is too thin. Here is a cross section of an Iwasaki to explain what I mean.

There's no question that the profile is a bit different from other kamisori I've seen, but I don't see evidence of honing or grinding. I'll just try honing it and see what happens.

Originally Posted by mainaman

I do not see tamahagane in the kangi, the first kanji is there the second is not clear as far as I can tell.

The characters look like the tamahagane kanji to me. I can't see any other kanji with anything to do with razors that are even close to tamhagane. They aren't 100% clear, but the closest approximation for what I see say tamahagane.

Originally Posted by jdto

There's no question that the profile is a bit different from other kamisori I've seen, but I don't see evidence of honing or grinding. I'll just try honing it and see what happens.

Ok, let us know how you fare.

Originally Posted by jdto

The characters look like the tamahagane kanji to me. I can't see any other kanji with anything to do with razors that are even close to tamhagane. They aren't 100% clear, but the closest approximation for what I see say tamahagane.

here is how tamahagane kanji looks like



the kanji you have does not look like tamahagane to me.

You can see how it looks on a bunch of Iwasakis here
Kanji Help..slightly off topic Tamahagane?