Comment on [Mail Call] Ed Wüsthof 220 Barber's Kibg
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 4 months ago
Beautiful catch! You’re on fire, that’s what, the 9th NOS vintage in just the last few days?
This looks like a 14 blade blank with a double shoulder. Have you held it next to a 14 to compare the geometry? Curious to hear how it shaves!
whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social 4 months ago
On the dot 😬 I’m expecting one other thing, but it’s being made custom by Roman Kamlash so I’m not certain when that’ll be done, much less make the trip here.
I ended up doing just that, after seeing you comment. It’s about 1/4" shorter than my 14’s, on top of being 7/8. There’s definitely some similarities in the spine and tang, but some minor differences overall. I’m going to give it a whirl in the morning.
HomeAwayFromHone@sub.wetshaving.social 4 months ago
This seems like a really nice size, good compromise between heft/lather handling and agility. Plus I like the jimping on it. Somehow I suspect you’ll hang on to this one.
And ya, wow, did you stumble onto a hidden cache of underappreciated and underpriced blades or did you set out to expand your collection like this?
whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social 4 months ago
Oh yeah, this one is 100% a keeper. Felt great.
I originally set out to find myself one nice razor to add to my collection. At first I was looking for a western grind Iwasaki kamisori, but then I found that NOS Iberia within my budget and jumped.
The Kobar 7 day was just happenstance. I had seen the lot on a small auction site and tossed a bid out there and ended up winning.
This razor was pure accident. I had just stumbled on it and just knew I just had to have it.