Thread: Stainless Steel Help

Stainless steel is only stain resistant and is dependent on the quality of passivating performed on it after machining. If you do not take proper care of the metal it will eventually rust.

I have a bunch of stainless steel razors and they were no more an issue to hone than most other razors. As with all razors regardless of the metal there will always be a few that test your patients. There are a bunch of vintage razors made of ss but with the current market new Dovo or Boker razors may be close in price. While I have a few Dovo razors in ss most of my razors are vintage. The Dovo shave well. I can't speak of the others since I don't have any recently manufactured. Quality stainless straight razors will shave smooth when properly honed, just as most other quality razors will.