Quote Originally Posted by Alltracturbo View Post
Yes, this is pretty much correct. I don't need the razor to be shave ready because I wan't to sharpen it myself. That is the main reason I wan't the razor. I'll definetly try to shave with it when I get a good edge on it to see how I did sharpening it, but that doesn't mean I will enjoy it and continue in the future.

When I said I am looking for a usable razor, I didn't mean that as being shave ready. I was talking mostly about the type of steel. I am looking for something that after I put an edge on it would stay sharp through the entire shave and not lose it's edge.
Ok. Maybe we were reading too much into your post. Thanks for Glen pointing that out and promising a blade for you. One advantage of pre-sharpened blade would be that you'd know just how sharp a shave-ready blade is.

Do read the wiki industriously and be advised that the quality of shaves relate heavily also to preparation and technique. And that here the shavetest is considered the final test of sharpness, not HHT.

Good luck on your project!