Thread: Sheffields

All I can add is the fact that Sheffield and to a degree Rotherham still manufacture steel for construction and also for cutlery. Now I'm not an expert but surely it wouldn't be a giant step from making knives forks spoons etc to maybe, just maybe producing a straight razor.
Now where should we go from here, well Sheffield is also the home of Edwin Jagger who I'm sure you're familiar with perhaps if representations were made to this Company we might see a revival of straight razor making in the steel capital of the UK.
I think I've read somewhere on here an interview with the man himself so as we all know how popular SR shaving has become and also the fact that this popularity is increasing as evidenced by the increasing number of members on this site, perhaps someone should make an approach.
I'm absolutely convinced that this would be a viable business and there is definitely room in the market place for another manufacturer you only need to look at the present lack of supply to demand.
Another factor seems to be that in this fast paced technological world we now live in people are taking time out to reconnect with a simpler life to maintain some level of sanity.
Just some thoughts to ponder

Originally Posted by Anthony1954

All I can add is the fact that Sheffield and to a degree Rotherham still manufacture steel for construction and also for cutlery. Now I'm not an expert but surely it wouldn't be a giant step from making knives forks spoons etc to maybe, just maybe producing a straight razor.

I wouldn't call myself an expert, but I do make / forge straight razors.

Yes, it IS a giant step. Modern cutlery and even chef knives are stamped out of stock using dies. There is practically no hand work involved. They just drop off the production line, ready for attaching a handle. Razors do have a lot of hand work involved, and more importantly, the difficult parts are performed AFTER heat treatment, by hand.
There is noone left in Sheffield with either the machines, skills or knowledge to make razors in an industrial efficient manner. Kickstarting that would require a hefty financial investment, in return for a fairly meagre return on investment on a rather long timeframe. Companies are not interested in making razors but in making money. They can do more efficient things to make money than to get back into the SR business.

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