Thread: Sheffield steel superiority

I love the feel of Sheffield steel! It takes a great edge, and feels oh so smooth on the face.

I now may have evidence of the actual qualitative difference.

For your consideration:

Two razors I just honed up:

-The first, my re-worked Wapi, finished to 0.5 um on diamond film

-The second, my Marshes & Sheppard Marshian, finished to the same 0.5um on diamond film

Can you see how much smoother the Sheffield edge is? They are probably similar "sharpness", but the edge just looks (and feels...) smoother.