Hello All,

This is my first post so I apologize if this question has been asked a thousand times... I am ready to purchase my first "quality" straight razor and am stuck on stainless vs. carbon steel. I have read that carbon steel sharpens more easily but stainless holds an edge much longer. I am quite confident I can teach myself to sharpen either blade as I work with metal and have a pretty good feel for it, but I would certainly appreciate any input as to if the extra effort to sharpen the stainless is worth it to get more shaves between honing. Any other insights are welcome and appreciated as well. Thank-you.
-Pete M