Thread: Steel Warrior

I know this razor is not recommended, but I like to experiment, so I bought 5 of these for $45. They are quite a bit smaller than standard razors, but are pretty little things, so I attempted to hone one; the steel seems to be of good quality, but the razor is not made so you can hone on a stone using the spine for a guide. It's very nearly a full wedge grind and the bevel is too obtuse to begin with. So I tried them on my 30" belt sander through a progression up to 1200 grit and then diamond paste on leather. It set a better bevel is all I can say for this method. They will shave arm hair, but need quite a ways to shave the face.

Next I will try Murray Carter's method to see how well it works. His method works extremely well on knives, but these are the only razors I've had that I will sacrifice to this method so far. I will post my progress for those that are interested. Pics will follow, but I just returned from an out of town trip and am too tired tonight to post them.

Don't know about their "razors". I do know their pocket knives are made in China. I guess it's a good product for the money BUT I refuse to carry or even buy one.

I'm a pocket knife "snob" I guess. I carry one that was made by Challenge Cutlery Corp and they went out of business in 1928. My belt knife is made by Great Eastern Cutlery and they're made in the USA.

However, all that being said, what you're doing sounds interesting and I'll be waiting to see how it turns out.

OK, I bought a cheap Steel Warrior razor just to check them out. The investment was $9. You are right, the spine is very thin to save metal and results in a very low 5 degree incident angle. I taped mine up to help the angle a bit. The scales are aluminum and poorly attached. They are made in China of very hard and brittle stainless steel. The finish and hardness are impressive. I got a Rockwell of 59 on mine. However, they are not TOUGH meaning that the edge can take a nice edge, even very sharp, but chips very easily under stress. A few strokes across my dense, thick beard and the edge was ruined. This is what you pay for in a Dovo or TI. The quality of the carbon or stainless from these and other vendors is time tested to be both hard and extremely tough. This is a worthless razor for shaving.

Not every razor looking item is meant to be used for shaving just as there are some knives made just for display.