Hello -

I was reading some posts about custom made razors from Robert Williams. I found his site (customstraightrazors.com) and started to think about what options I would want.

I am not at the level of a straight razor user, that I should consider a custom made blade, but I was just thinking....

Here are some questions I have:

A. blade steel: what is the difference between HCS high carbon, damascus steel, CPM-S30V stainless steel? Which is better?

B. blade size: what do you messure, just the blade itself or from the point to the tang? what does "4/8" represent?

C. Scale options: For the scales I just want a plastic (nothing special) scale. I already have a black one, so I would want a different color. If you take a look at my Avatar, you will see exactly what I am talking about. Is there a place online that I can order this type of scale in different colors?

Thanks!