Thread: plating

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Please don't take this the wrong way But Coticule.be is NOT an end all be all source, and it is simply an opinion much like any other

Of course. I mostly linked because he had pictures of plated blades, and I wasn't sure I'd have time to snap pics of mine. I can't comment on his opinions about how they shave as I've never tried to shave with mine, but I thought it was at least worth consideration.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Common sense tells us that Plating would not be conducive to the micron sized edges used in SR shaving, there is also some misinterpretation of what is meant by "Plating" vs "Etching" plating like we here in the US think of as Nickel plated would not work well at all and would be quite susceptible to corrosion at the edge and the spine after honing it away

Funny you should say that.... appears to be exactly the issue with at least one of my plated razors.

Here's a Claus razor where the plating is flaking at the shoulder worn away completely at the edge:


My other plated Claus blade is in much better condition. But you can still see the plating blistering up toward the spine, and a small flap appears to be peeling on the stabilizer:


Neither of these blades is on an advertising razor. One is fitted with chased aluminum scales, and the other is fitted with carved bone scales. I've seen identical examples of both, so it seems highly likely the razors are all-original.

I've seen a few plated blades over the years but overall they are rare birds indeed.