Thread: Can anyone tell me why?

Originally Posted by Kees

I think the answer is replaceable blades are a lot sharper. They're also made of a very different stainless steel than stainless steel razors. Yours may even be carbon steel DOVOs.

so r u saying that stainless gets sharper than carbon steel???
harley

You just need to be careful when you say stainless steel. Stainless is just a generic term that covers everything between true nickel steel and true chrome steel. Most stainless in straights is about as far from middle of the road stainless as you can get while kitchen knives are more closely akin to truer stainless. My impression has always been that carbon steel is sharper than stainless but thats with kitchen knives and I know we have some chefs here so maybe they can provide an expert viewpoint on this. As far as straights go I don't think one is sharper than the other. Carbon will be harder though.

Originally Posted by larry harley

so r u saying that stainless gets sharper than carbon steel???
harley

Depends on the stainless. Friodurs do become very sharp though and keep an edge very long and are harder to hone than the average carbon steel.
The sharpest razor not necessarily gives the closest most comfortable shave. As BULLWINKLE wrote he cuts mimself worse with a replaceable blade.