Tatara Masamune Nodachi DE Passaround Review - A Notable Evolution of the Original

My Nodachi came in today, I’ll compare it with the Masamune sometime in the next few days to start with and then follow it up with more successive shaves.

Strongly suspect you are going to love this more than you want to admit, especially compared to some very expensive and highly regarded razors.

Strongly suspect you are going to love this more than you want to admit, especially compared to some very expensive and highly regarded razors.

Have you had an opportunity to compare the Nodachi to the Blackbird? My only concern is that I will find it a bit mild as I use a shim in my Blackbirds.
The Blackbird is my principal DE and I have been thinking I should get the Nodachi seeing as I am Portuguese and I should try to own, at least, one shaving item from my native country.

CG level 1 in feel but efficiency between level 2-3. Easily the equivalent of 0,95OC Timeless, between 0,67 and 0,74 WR1 with 0,61 feel. It shaves much more efficiently than it feels. Really a truly great razor. It supplanted the 0,95 Timeless in my top three and loved that razor

Yes there is room in the passaround although you need wait your turn. PM me directly.

I'm going through all my modern upscale razors because by memory none of them have the magic balance of smoothness and efficiency as does the Nodachi OC. Gonna sell some stuff.

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Been a while for the BlackBird but my memory is the Nodachi much smoother and slightly more efficient

But to be frank, my perspective is the Dart was Shane's best shaver - REALLY liked it and certainly in my top 5 of razors at any price.  Flame away

Been a while for the BlackBird but my memory is the Nodachi much smoother and slightly more efficient

But to be frank, my perspective is the Dart was Shane's best shaver - REALLY liked it and certainly in my top 5 of razors at any price.  Flame away

Nodachi is more efficient?! That is interesting as I had never heard that from anyone else. I guess I may have to give it a try to determine it, for myself. 

Personally, I didn't like the Dart. I found it a bit harsh compared to the Blackbird. YMMV. 

Thank you for your perspective.

Apologies but the one overriding memory of the Blackbird was its harshness and had it for awhile using different blades. Shave was good but harshness stood out big time.

Please do join the passaround; we would love to have your perspective. Just be honest, fair and kind in the review. We all know how hard these artisans work to deliver products

Thanks for the offer, but I am in Canada so that might complicate things, especially, with customs and taxes, unfortunately.
Let me think it over.

Can you secure a US Postal Box? Either way I am OK as long as you pay shipping & duties

Thanks for the offer, but I am in Canada so that might complicate things, especially, with customs and taxes, unfortunately.
Let me think it over.

Ontario? If so, I'd join and we could work something out to cut the cost of shipping a little. Customs and taxes don't apply for products that aren't purchaser outside of our country. We'd be in the clear.

Edit: to clarify, as long as it's sent as a gift and not claimed to be a product we purchased, no duties or customs will apply.