Thread: Are All Sheffields the Same?

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I fall in the "I am not all that partial to Sheffield steel category"

Tsk tsk.

PErsonally I think they are the high point in razor history. Joseph Rodgers is my favorite brand though I really like most Sheffields. Apart from their edge, they generally have much more interesting spine and tang design. The German designs are usually more... efficient.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Tsk tsk.

PErsonally I think they are the high point in razor history. Joseph Rodgers is my favorite brand though I really like most Sheffields. Apart from their edge, they generally have much more interesting spine and tang design. The German designs are usually more... efficient.

And this actually is the best part of our hobby, we have a CHOICE !!!!!

Thanks, Glen ... I think that's why I'm looking to make one more Sheffield purchase to see if I will like them. So far, I've focused on the W&Bs, but maybe my last shot at Sheffield will be any of the more "Celebrated" Sheffields (maybe a Rodgers or Wostenholm or Elliott), in a more hollow grind. I'll also try to adapt my technique to the near wedge, and check results. I really like the historic appeal of the Sheffields, and the shapes are classic, and the etching will stay much longer than the various "washes", so I am intriged ... but IF the shave doesn't work for me, I'll stop at the ones I have.

Thanks much!