Thread: Svenskt stål/Swedish steel

Unreal beauty!

Jumping jimps, batman! That's one sweet etch. You really hit the motherlode on that one...

Here's my Heljestrand Mk. 31. An antique store find. Definitely has replacement scales, and that is a project for another day, but it is a great shave!

I decided to look up the city of Eskilstuna on Wikipedia, and interestingly, it had the following observation: "Eskilstuna is sometimes called The Sheffield of Sweden. The origin of this comparison with Sheffield is unknown, even though both cities share the characteristics of being early industrialised and later struck with mass unemployment. There is probably a connection to the common history of Steel and steel-related industry."

I think we know the answer.

Fred

Originally Posted by MisterA

I finally got my Heljestrand and I must say.. It has the strangest etching I have ever seen.

Looks very nice even if it's been polished out.
Somebody must recognize the skyline, come on all your scandinavians, where's that?

Originally Posted by fpatton

Here's my Heljestrand Mk. 31. An antique store find. Definitely has replacement scales, and that is a project for another day, but it is a great shave!

It's possible that the point has been slightly shortened as well. They're usually more rounded than this.

After cleaning.....great shaver!

Another one!

Originally Posted by cako72

Hello!

As some of you may have noticed, I was lucky enough to get a pair of Heljestrand no31 with ivory scales in a leather case, and in very good shape at that.....except for one of the razors who had a rather big bit missing in the blade....

Well, i did come by another Helje 31, with quite nice blade, but a little more yellowish ivory scales.
So, since I wanted to clean the blade I dicided to rescale it with the scales from the broken blade, just for the pleasure of having a pair with the same color..

Now, after a slight refurbishing (leather balm on case, some polishing of blades, rescaling one) I am pleased to join the Swedish steel!!

I have not tried them yet, I'm still in the learning of honing and do not want to risk them, so, until my honing skills is better, they have to wait for their chance to prove their worth!!

Best regards

Clas

Quam mirabilis!

8/8 Erik Anton Berg Full Hollow, slightly muted Spike point



Now, this one is special. The Rademacher Forges in Eskilstuna, that started out as a cluster of 20 or so forges, amongst them JA Hellberg, CV Heljestrand & EA Berg, is still mostly intact today, the city of Eskilstuna has been very careful when making changes in the area.
Some are museums, cafes & such and some others houses knifemakers & similar. The "Bergska smedjan" is run today by a knifemaker.
As it turns out it was this gentleman who sold me this razor, so this one is not only NOS & huge, it has spent its entire life in the very forge were it was made in the very heart of the Swedish razor forges!

The Berg forge


Amund.

Now that's a real big piece of Swedish shaving history!! I was about to bid on that one, but forgot it (Must be getting old!) But I got my Revenge getting the 33!! Muhahhahaha!!
Congratulations Amund, extremely nice piece of steel!

Thinking I must make a pilgrimage to Eskilstuna and visit the forge's in may when it's warmer and greener, look out for a picture heavy post
Amund.