Honestly, I think if there actually is a loss of Quality, the only reason is the market. Since straight razors became obsolete, itīs not really economical, to produce the steel that is fitted exactly for straight razors, so, as a SR-maker, you have to take the best you can get at a decent price. Back in the days, tungsten was often used in fine-grained steels. Vanadium has similar qualities, but vanadium steels donīt get so fine-grained. Anyway, vanadium is a lot cheaper than tungsten, so…
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