Thread: Who is honing the Fillys at Classic now?

Well, after just successfully honing my new Filly, that I received from Classic-untouched, I can assure you who ever hones for them worked like hell to make $20

One REALLY NICE razor. A true &%*@# to hone, but once it's there it gives a fantastic shave. I've heard "toledo steel", anybody know for sure?

Although hard, the steel resists chipping and takes a beautiful edge. It'll probably last alot longer than I will,

Originally Posted by Lt.Arclight

I've heard "toledo steel", anybody know for sure?

Arc,

Is that anything like whoops, er, hmm, damascus?

Originally Posted by Bruce

Arc,

Is that anything like whoops, er, hmm, damascus?

Arc,

Just playing around with words. Toledo steel was supposed to be wonderful stuff - it made legendary swords. Then there is the mystical, marvelous middle eastern damascus, whoops, wootz steel or the best steel ever forged into a sword. Then we have the damascus steel of yore and the new damascus of the beautiful pattern. Then we have the tamahagane (sp?) marvel for forging into the Samurai blades of lore, but I couldn't fit that one into my maundering.

You don't suppose that the Moors brought with them to Spain the secrets of wootz steel and sterted making it in Toledo, do you? Hmmm.

I was in Toledo, Spain about 5 years ago. Beautiful city. I attended a few tours there and from what I gathered, there are few if any cutlers actually making knives, etc from forging on to finished product. I don't think steel is made there anymore. There are a fair amount of tourist knife shops with gaudy mount on the wall type knives that I would assume were made of poor quality steel.

I hope I'm wrong in that.

Chris L