Quote Originally Posted by VonDerBerg View Post
From what I've read, Sheffield and American blades are supposed to be "softer" or "smoother" as compared to Solingen blades.
There are exceptions to every rule, but, from my general experience, this is not the case. American razors that I have used tend to be harder than Solingen, and thus a fair bit harder than Sheffield, razors. I'd say they are more like Swedish or Japanese razors. This is part of why I have yet to hone my Genco Wedge. Usually, the combination of hard steel and a heavy grind is not enjoyable to me; I'm not really sure how to describe the feeling that I don't like. I guess more aggressive/a bit unforgiving?

Some examples have been quarter hollows from Cmon, DublDuck, (both German), Heljestrand (Swedish) and Hayashi (Japanese). I do, however, quite like Torrey half hollows, so it's clearly not always the same. I just don't want to be disappointed by this beautiful Genco.