Thread: Sheffield or Solingen the honing difference?

Originally Posted by guitstik

Hmmmm, I would need to see some historical writings on that. If anything it would be the other way around. England doesn't have all the materials to produce a quality steel, they do have coal tho. During both wars, England depended on steel from her allies to sustain manufacturing of war needs.

Here is just one really fast example..

Vintage Straight Razors : Klass : German Hollow Ground : Sheffield Steel : Faux Horn


Just Google "German Ground Sheffield Steel" and some variations of that theme you will find hundreds if not thousnads of German Razors stamped "Sheffield Steel" and multiple variations of it.. to really make it confusing is that much of the German and English steels were actually made from Swedish ore.

Which goes back to what Jimmy posted about most of the difference in feel coming from Grind, Hardening, and Temper rather than type of steel


You might also look at some of the New Production razors Dovo, Wacker, Revisor, Aust, IIRC some of them did a few razors with Sheffield Steel. I want to say even TI outta France did some but I don't stay on top of new production razors quite as much as Vintage so I might be mistaken there..