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  1. 06-16-2010, 02:58 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by altshaver View Post
    I am no historian, but a quick search produces some results. Solingen was a center for sword production in medieval times. Naturally, when swords fell out of favor, the city adapted to crafting razors, razor blades, and cooking cutlery.

    Sheffield is an incredibly important city with regard to steel. Many innovations to steel came from that city including the invention of stainless steel.

    At one time, Sheffield was the cutlery capital of the world. In time, Solingen took its place. Now, who knows if there is a "cutlery capital of the world?"

    As far as razor steels go, you have high carbon steel and stainless steel (usually 440C stainless steel). Nowadays, the stainless steel used in custom razor manufacturing can get complicated. I'll let our custom razor guys chime in on the properties of the steels.

    Some helpful links:

    Solingen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Sheffield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Carbon steel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Stainless steel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Straight razor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Quote Originally Posted by TheRedlines View Post
    Heres a few history links:
    Straight razor history 1500-1820
    Straight razor history 1820-1850
    Straight razor history1850-present day
    history straight razor - Google Search
    This is exactly the kind of stuff I was looking for. Thank you both!
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    they are not China, Taiwan, Pakistan or Vietnam.
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    Long time Artisans who have kept with the practice and handed down the knowledge from one generation to another.

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    Historically, both Sheffield and Solingen had town guilds, which controlled the quality of their steel by legal statute.
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