Max Sprecher | Premier Line
This is a custom straight razor made in the USA
Pricing includes USA shipping Insured
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8/8
1/2 Hollow
Barber's Notch
2.75" cutting edge
Thumb-Notch
Scalloped Spine
Classic jimps
Yasugi steel / 64±1 HRC
Hitachi shiro-gami #1 (White Steel No.1) Japan
日立 白紙1号鋼
Polished finish
White Awabi ALVS scales
Shave ready.
Yasugi steel is renowned for its exceptional sharpness and smoothness, captivating the admiration of many enthusiasts. A remarkably keen edge, as they say.
You can place a custom order if you would like a similar or different straight razor made if it's not available anymore.
The makers mark on the razor are my initials (MS) in Japanese Katakana, which is the phonetic writing for foreign names.
More Info about Yasugi steel can be found on my blog
Yasugi - Hitachi shiro-gami
This steel is super pure, in which it has very little impurities such as phosphorus and sulfur in the steel's make up. Shiro-gami or white paper steel is the closest steel to the traditional Tamahagane steel. Yasugi steel is a high-quality, versatile steel produced by Hitachi Metals (Proterial, Ltd), known for its purity, high hardness, sharpness, and ease of sharpening. This steel originates from Japan.
Shiro-Gami
is available in three distinct types: #1, #2, and #3. These versions mostly differ in their carbon content and final hardness. Notably, version 1 possesses the highest carbon content and can attain the highest hardness, sharpness and edge retention among the three. (61-64±1 HRC)
Yasugi steel
is not corrosion-free. Always wipe your razor clean and store it in a dry location. For better storage wipe the steel with a protective oil (ex. camelia oil, ballistol, mineral oil, baby oil, renaissance wax, vaseline, gun oil...)
I always recommend not closing the razor when you are done shaving as water and humidity can still be trapped between the razor scales. Let it open for at least 15 minutes or longer before storing away your razor so any water or humidity can evaporate.
The scales are 100% genuine awabi shell on a white backing and covered with a durable topcoat of industrial resin making them very sturdy, maintenance free and at the same time protecting the shell.
It's very difficult to accurately capture the exact colors of the scales because shell is very iridescent and changes hue at every angle.
Awabi (Abalone) are fist-sized sea snails that live in the sea around Japan at a depth of approximately twenty meters. They are usually caught by skin divers, as it is prohibited to catch awabi while using air tanks in Japan in order to prevent overfishing. Given their declining numbers and the effort required to catch them, awabi are rare and expensive, especially big ones. It takes five years for them to grow to a size of four inches. Awabi (abalone) are very precious food in Japan.