I just got back from another trip to Kyoto and I saw a couple of things you might like...

I know, in a coldly intellectual way, that wading into any kind of internet “discussion” (read: argument) is pointless. Not only does it never end in convincing anyone, the stakes are so low that the energy is totally wasted. That being said, the position I have found myself in leads people to ask me my position on any number of contentions issues regarding Japanese razors and stones. And so here I am, preemptively striking as it were, on the issue of soaking stones.

Everything is sold. Thanks!

I am not, in general, strongly into custom razors. I have no doubts about their quality or such, but usually the aesthetics don't appeal. However, whenever I saw one of Charlie Lewis' (a.k.a. Spazola) razors posted online, the appeal could not be denied. I find his work balanced finely between primitive and sophisticated, organic and deliberate.

And with every post I saw, I found myself ever more desirous, until I could resist no more and I requested one.

All signature series strops are available in the shop now.

Beginning this weekend, we will be making the Kanayama Signature series, including the limited edition 85000 and 95000, available again. We are very sorry for any inconvenience the suspension might have caused, and are grateful for your understanding.

After nearly a month away, the smoke is clearing and I emerge more or less unscathed.

A fortuitous recollection leads me to recovering the infamous stone from a previous post.