Every day the shave gets better! I didn't get that "damascus" blade up to a comfortable shave yet, but my other torrey has been wonderful. I'm away on vacation and without a strop, but newspaper is doing the trick.


Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
I think my new quest in life will be to educate people about two things, 1-damascus steel does not exist anymore and 2-the patterns people think are what characterizes damascus steel are results of the manufacture which in the old days of real damascus production were removed as undesirable artifacts. All this stuff we call damascus is damascus pattern. To produce damascus you would have to duplicate the exact mix of steel that was used hundreds of years ago and that has been lost to history and that is what really makes it damascus not the patterns. Its like the tail wagging the dog.

At any rate I would just keep with the usual pyramid routine and keep checking by test shaving. use a magnifier to ensure the ege is clean and there are no micro chips being produced and the blade is not warped. Keep us informed of your progress.