Thread: Steel now and then

Martin103, can you give me your definition of soul? I know it is going to be pretty interesting reply if you do...

Originally Posted by Martin103

Character yes but really its not the same has shaving with a razor that 100-150 years old..............thats soul.

Great thread, and posts #s 9, 4, and 2 are right on. I have new (Hart and Theirs Issard) and very old (Wade & Butchers, Wosty Pipe, Dubl Duck, Mappin & Webb, and C.S. Bresnick Vesuvius) razors, all are great shavers, and I can't say one is better than another, but each one is different and unique.

New razor advantage: Stainless steel

Old razor advantage: Lower cost for a basic razor. Historical value.

Of course, older razors are not going to stay cheap.

Originally Posted by WW243

Martin103, can you give me your definition of soul? I know it is going to be pretty interesting reply if you do...

If you had the pleasure to shave with a really old razor, might be easier to understand what im talking about. You can think of how was the razor originally made by craftsman and just bring yourself in that time frame and how people live then, and what was available to them to make this razor that still shaves just as good today then it did when it was produce.
Another aspect of this is the people you own the razor and cared for it, in them years there were not other means of shaving.It is also possible that a few men used this razor their entire life or perhaps pass down to a newer generation. Just think of the history that razor has survived and how it got to you and its still usable! What other tool can you use today that has that kind of soul............ certainly not a brand spanking new razor.