Sakuragi・桜義・Bathhouse Kamisori mikawa nagura Very smooth and pleasant sharpening

Very smooth and pleasant sharpening feel

A vintage Showa period Tamahagane kamisori crafted by Nagamasa(永正) Freshly Restored

We removed the old handle wrapping

This is a historic piece

Sakuragi・桜義・Bathhouse Kamisori mikawa nagura Very smooth and pleasant sharpeningA Kamisori exclusively made for the yuya () the traditional Japanese public bathhouse, where a professional bather called a sansuke would shave heads and faces in a steaming, wet environment all day long. The thick, heavy tang was a necessity. Wet hands, continuous use, no folding handle the very thick nakago was the handle. We know exactly what this razor was used for because it tells us. Stamped into the tang: yuya seny exclusively for bathhouse