Thread: New US Razor Maker

Originally Posted by rblair

this is a newbie kindof question....but what is dimiscus exactly? Is the patterns on the blades natural? It looks like more of the artistic knife maker types used this steel. So is it a better shaver, or just nicer looking metal??

In my opinion, Forge welded steel (what we call "damascus") usually won't be as good as the lesser of the steels used all by itself. The multiple forgings under very high heat cause decarburization, particularly in 0-1. But it is very, very pretty stuff and that alone will make it "superior steel" in the eyes of many people. One cannot argue, however, that the best makers of modern damascus are doing some really gorgeous designs.