Thread: not sure what to try next

Originally Posted by tintin

Someone, i think it was Einstein said "If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got". Will it be any different with a different razor?

I like to think it will. I am certain that razors from the same batch of steel, forged and ground by the same craftsman in the same time period will have very similar qualities, as far as the properties oh the steel and the craftsmanship is concerned. In the old days there were significant differences in the steel properties.
I have over a dozen vintage razors, all of which respond differently to honing, even razors of the same manufacturer. Some take an edge easily and with little effort, others need more and some a lot more effort. And there is one I also put aside. I am no novice but apparently not experienced enough for this one. I still learn with every hone.
Modern razors and the steels used to produce them are manufactured in far better controlled circumstances and therefor are suspected to have lesser differences in properties and steel composition.