Thread: What's the deal with these Damascus blades??

Well, I don't know where the blade was made, where the steel came from, where it was forged, who forged it, but if you want to come blindfold me you can feel free.

Originally Posted by SvenskStandard

Very interesting to see if it will make a good shave.
Will this Damascus go the same way as Gold Dollar
(the graveyard)or will it top it and become a accepted brand?

Wouldnt it be a good test to test it before you know
which country it came from?

In science to avoid personal thoughts,half of the test-persons
are given placebos.

If you know where the blade is coming from you will wiegh in
your personal thought,no matter if you want or not.

I mean,if you really dont like communists,its hard to accept
lets say a Gold Dollar,right?!Even if some people/vendors say its ok
your personal thoughts has already judged it!

So,to avoid all this,unless you are not blindfolded and someone else
shave you,do the test before you know the countrys name.

Looking forward to this!

Cheers
SvenskStandard

How are his personal thoughts relevant to whether or not the blade takes and holds an edge? That seems to me a simple, empirical quesiton.

No point to blindfold you when you dont
know anything about the razor,right?!

I know you can hone a razor so i´m pleased
that you do the test, and that you dont
know nada about the razor.

But hey,skip the blindfold,i guess it looks rather dangerous and silly

Anyway,its gonna be exciting but i guess it will not hold an edge.
Thats my personal thougt,though.

Originally Posted by Gldbird1

How are his personal thoughts relevant to whether or not the blade takes and holds an edge? That seems to me a simple, empirical quesiton.

Gldbird 1,your bang on it!

Yes,how can (his) personal thoughts be revelant to whether or not
the blade takes and holds an edge?

Yes,that seems to me a simple empirical question too.

It shouldn´t...but still it does.

Thank you for raising this question because

1) I too was curious yet skeptical.

2) Was thinking of bidding on one and now there will be a bidding war.

Whoever outbids me, please let me know how they shave.

What a joke. If you look at the guy's 'completed items' he averaged in the $50 range for his damascus razors. The one I was watching here (Item number:320508061297) just finished at $107.00. If you want to make more $ on an item start talking it up on the forums and watch the bids increase.

WILL these razors soon be listed in the SRP Wiki's "Brands of straight razors to avoid" ? Hmmm.

Originally Posted by ISaid

WILL these razors soon be listed in the SRP Wiki's "Brands of straight razors to avoid" ? Hmmm.

I doubt it. they're knives made to look like razors

Dylan, did you receive the razor yet? I'm curious how fast he sent it out to you.

And I was watching a couple of his other razors that just ended, both of which went for under $70 (one for $40). I don't think there is a bidding frenzy yet.

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

I doubt it. they're knives made to look like razors

This is the one I had my eye on: CUSTOM HAND MADE DAMASCUS STEEL STRAIGHT RAZOR - eBay (item 390175610839 end time Apr-03-10 09:33:23 PDT)

The title reads "CUSTOM HAND MADE DAMASCUS STEEL STRAIGHT RAZOR", and under the description after TYPE it states "Straight Razor".

This is how he's selling them on ebay, not as a knife. If they are knives they should state it on the listing, I shouldn't have to go to his website to learn that. If they are knives then some people are going to try shaving with them; I know if I bought a "Straight Razor" I would try to shave with it; and a chance to get a damascus blade (normally out of my price range), most people would jump on it. I believe this is why they are selling so well.