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09-12-2009, 03:59 AM #1Senior Member
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New! From Pakistan!
I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but I didn't realize they made Damascus steel razors in Pakistan:
CUSTOM HANDMADE Damascus Steel RAZOR with Sheath & Box - eBay (item 170382124342 end time Sep-14-09 18:00:11 PDT)Last edited by Pyment; 09-12-2009 at 04:12 AM.
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09-12-2009, 05:15 AM #2Member
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$39.99 for Damascus with GENUINE leather case and box via Buy It Now...
Make our time?
Someone set us up the bomb?
All our base are belong to them?
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09-12-2009, 05:37 AM #3Know thyself
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I remember seeing other questionable Damascus blades on ebay. The titles were something about the number of layers of folded steel. I don't know if anyone actually bought one to see if they were for real, but I suspect they were knockoffs. When it comes to a "Damascus" blade, I'm suspicious of anything that's not from a reliable source.
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09-12-2009, 08:58 AM #4Senior Member
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Well Wootz and Damascus steel came from India, Pakistan originally and they sold billets to the middle east where they made swords etc, so they invented it!
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Not saying that that one is any good of course, but that's a fair old chopper they are selling there.
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09-12-2009, 09:22 AM #5Senior Member
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You'll think I am crazy but I just bought it.
The listing explicitly mentions you can shave with it. The item comes with PayPal buyer protection so if you can't hone it to shaving sharpness I'll put in a claim with PayPal.
I'll keep you guys posted.Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.
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09-12-2009, 10:43 AM #6Senior Member
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Way to take one for the team Kees...
yes keep us posted on your purchase.
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09-12-2009, 10:56 AM #7Beaker
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Seems interesting, he says it has 58-60 rockwell hardness.
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09-12-2009, 11:06 AM #8Bon Viveur
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Experience suggests the razor at that price is too good to be true, but I hope Kees doesn't end up having to chase Paypal for a refund. Of course if the razor ends up getting a good review from Kees then that seller won't know what hit him when the rest of the SRP members flood his auctions.
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09-12-2009, 11:07 AM #9Senior Member
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Good luck Kees
I hope you don't need it but I have a feeling you will
From what I have seen the layers in damascus steel cause micro chipping when honed because of the two different metals being on the same bevel. Zowada got around this by making the layers parralel and even so the edge was all the same metal, Bill Ellis opted to just weld a seperate peice to the bottom of the damascus and put an edge on that. This razor doesn't seem to do either so it may be sharp at first but I think when it is time to hone it it will cause micro chipping.
Again Kees good luck 0_o
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09-12-2009, 12:06 PM #10Razor honing maniac
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Did anyone watch the forging process on the e-bay site? Pretty interesting.
http://www.ranaas.com/personal007_fi...al_forging.mpg
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