Thread: Straight Razor Quality

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

...we all know the pakistani stuff, I don't know what they use.

When the Russia/Afghanistan war was over, Afghanistan decided to recycle all those burnt out Russian tanks and spent ammo, so they sold it to Pakistan for scrap.
You never know what you're gonna get... Some of the stuff even glows in the dark.

BTW, repeating stuff like this is where urban legends start.. LOL!
Parry

Originally Posted by newdovo

When the Russia/Afghanistan war was over, Afghanistan decided to recycle all those burnt out Russian tanks and spent ammo, so they sold it to Pakistan for scrap.
You never know what you're gonna get... Some of the stuff even glows in the dark.

BTW, repeating stuff like this is where urban legends start.. LOL!
Parry

Laughing out loud!

Once again a disclaimer, my experience is maily w/knives. The only steel I have ever really had trouble with is Pakistani. I don't know what's metallurgically wrong with it, but I do know that the edge crumbles before it ever gets sharp (verified by feel & jeweller's lupe). I've had much better results from Chinese & American made knives. (Never owned a European knife but I've heard good things about them). My razor is a BudK stainless steel, probably Chinese metal (judging from the price). It took a sharp edge with no problems.

Any time I see a cutting implement that says "made in Pakistan", I will throw it in the lake rather than engage in the Sisyphean self-torture of attempting to sharpen it. Maybe one day the Paks. will get it together, but right now, their metal is a disaster.