Thread: Silver Steel

Originally Posted by petrakos

As far as i searched in SRP and other forums and on web the difference between high carbonn steel and silver steel is nothing except that in silver steel alloy they add some per cent of chromium in order to be more corrode resistant
Other than that silver steel/ silber stahl are plain high carbon steels both wich differ a bit in their alloy composition
In a thread here i've read once that scientist farraday made his first experiments with steel adding some real silver in the laboratory and is one reason why silver steel name still is used
In my opinion with today alloy steels even if they are not silver steel doesn't matter and is not a defect compared to vintage razors
Is more important the steel to be constructed hardend and tempered properly and of course to be grounded without warpage etc

The title "Silver Steel" has also been a generic in the UK for Tool Steels according to the machining forums. Tool steels are high carbon steels which are alloyed so as to sufficiently harden with differing quench medium. Like water, air, and oil. Then they are tempered in various methods from there.
~Geezer

I didn't see before this club.
here's my silver steel blades:

James Johnson silver steel, 3/8 wedge. This is my first 3/8 razor. Around 1850 I believe

This is my new Boker 6/8 from SRD. Saw Lynn using it in a video and raving about the shave. He was dead on. Great shaver. There is a lot of oil on it. Blade is shinning and beautiful.

Here's a couple I just restored.

Another Joseph Elliot, "Silver Steel":

Phrank, how is it to strop with that?

Originally Posted by jfk742

Here's a couple I just restored.

Nice job on the restoration! How do those shave?

Both are awesome shavers and both took sharp and smooth edges with relative ease. The tapered blade has become my new favorite.