Thread: Carbon or sheffield steel?

Remember that you will need at least a strop, a brush and a mug, some soap etc.

So don't go broke (or whoever bankrolls your purchase) on the razor, without thinking about accessories.

Redwoood

I'm no metalurgist but boysen berry pie sounds good.

i was thinking of something like this.

it isnt a high carbon steel (it says surgical steel...which im assuming is just stainless steel?)

anybody have experience with a blade like this? is it crap?

http://www.classicshaving.com/catalo...940/190280.htm

All of the razors that Classicshaving sells are very good. They do not sell junk and never have. Whichever balde you chose will last at least your lifetime.

Just my two cents,

Stainless steel generally has chromium added . The common forms are 300 series and 400 series. Surgical steels are some form of stainless. Some of these can also be used inside the body.

Rick

so between high carbon and stainless, what are the pros and cons of each?

Stainless doesn't rust as easily, it's a bit harder to hone but holds the edge a bit longer. There are lots and lots of vintage carbon razors on ebay, but very few stainless razors on ebay. Some guys think carbon steel takes a finer edge, but then some guys think stainless razors take the finer edge, this is probably due more to the honing differences between the two than to actual edge-holding capabilities.

Of the razors that I consider my favorites, roughly half are carbon and half are stainless. But I've got a *lot* more carbon razors, and a lot more "interesting" carbon razors; stainless came along very late so you won't find many barber's notch, wedge, or frameback stainless razors.