Originally Posted by
squarerigg
I have a question that has been bugging me, Hope I can put it to rest here. I have 3 New DOVO straights all full hollow and carbon steel. 2 OLD
J.A. Henckels twinworks #91, appear to be full hollow and I can only guess carbon steel < a magnet grabs them >. My problem is the old Henckels were a lot harder to hone, but seem to hold an edge much better, even my less than old timer stropping seems to bring these 2 razors back to the best shaving blades I have, and they were given to me, only 2 of a 7 day set. Question, is the steel, or temper better on these old razors than on my new DOVO's? Thanks for any opinions.:confused: