Thread: Wacker's

I've honed plenty of Damacus blades including Wacker blades the quality was good but no better than any other well made razor, there's absolutely no difference the way you hone them they behave the same way as any other razors once you put them on the stones.

I think no one's come up with a proper translation for Schorkopf yet. Here's an old thread: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ts-please.html

Jamie, did you never come across "Damascus" steel that worked worse than regular steel? There have been several reports of pattern welded steal becoming brittle, unfolding, or even breaking in the German forums (no, we're not talking about Asian blades; yes, these people are accomplished honers; yes, it happened across the entire range of razors, from Böker to Wacker and back again).

Robin I would say no they have been quite straight forward and very well behaved on the stones, the vast majority of Damascus razors I have honed over the last few months have mostly been Thiers Issard and a few Buddel and one or two Wackers and one Mastro Livi.

Originally Posted by UKRob

I should call it the black knight I suppose.

Thank you for the compliments - however I can't find a translation for Schorkopf - please enlighten me.

It's the bevelled part of where the point and spine meet, if that makes any sense. I call a Schorkopf a "sculpted nose", which is not a literal translation but seems to cover it quite well. If you are comfortable with the nose of the razor being situated just above the toe and attached to the spine.

They often go together with a sculpted spine, and I am a huge fan. I like the idea of the Chevalier (a full hollow shoulderless grind with a sculpted spine and nose and a French point), although its aesthetics are slightly overstated, in my opinion. Friedrich Herder 25's have a similar geometry but are more conservatively executed, aesthetically the type of blade I find most attractive.

I can't speak to the quality of the Wacker Damascus. I'm a big fan of the new generic Wacker razors. I own four of them and rate them very highly when compared to other new model German made S.R.