Originally Posted by
spoken36
It's not better than 01, intrinsically. It can be as good as well heat treated 01. It is a thing of beauty, to those bitten by the bug, and it is a demonstration of masterful metalwork. Personally, for a straight razor I would slightly prefer san mai, which is a Japanese style of homogeneous steel sandwiched by pattern welded steel such that the 01, or whatever razor worthy steel, is what gets honed. But that preference is based on possible unknowns regarding the production of the pattern welded material. If it's Zowada's, for instance, no worries, mate.