I was just wondering. Several people are now making some pretty exotic custom razors, including forging the blades themselves. For example Maestro Livi, Robert Williams, Tim Zowada, Joe Chandler etc.
Maestro Livi buys steel in from Sushui Takeda (sp?) sometimes, to make his Takeda razors. But I was wondering if any of the custom makers have ever bought in some Tamahagane steel from Japan, and made a western style straight razor out of it?
If not, has anyone heard talk of this being possible/feasible?
I assume it'd be pretty expensive, very likely more so than Takeda steel or Wootz type damascus. I believe swords made from Tamahagane are among the best in the world, would the properties of the steel make a razor that's similarly great?
:hmmm:
Cheers,
Iwan