I am always happier if I get a razor advertised as 5/8 and it turns out to be 11/16s. I don't know if that is just me or if it is a USA thing. :shrug: The old bigger is better syndrome. :p
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I am always happier if I get a razor advertised as 5/8 and it turns out to be 11/16s. I don't know if that is just me or if it is a USA thing. :shrug: The old bigger is better syndrome. :p
Just because that type of steel CAN be hardened to that level doesn't mean it has to be. It depends on the formula used to temper the metal. The hardness is always adjusted with the tempering process to make sure it is only as hard as it needs to be and isn't brittle.
I'm not sure this is the same thing. 1970 is way late to apply to most straight razors. I have an old Solingen blade from a 7-day set that is quite old that is labeled "Feinster Silberstahl" i.e. "Finest Silver-steel." The term seems to have been used long before 1970. I have a book somewhere that discusses this a bit in relation to razors. I'll hunt it down and see if the waters can be even further muddied!
Thread, thread.... I meant to say 'thread," not "link." Sorry about that.