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What about a ceramic straight razor?

Follow the link in one of the comments to the ceramic razor; Practical Ceramic Razor Blade - Buy Ceramic Razor Blade,Plastic Straight Razor Product on Alibaba.com
It seems the name of it is "Practical ceramic razor blade", it also say; "Stainess and carbon steel blade".

Originally Posted by Grazor

Looked at cartridges for the first time in 9 months the other day, and guess what? They have gone up in price, but even worse, there is a newer, better one, 50% more expensive than the old one. I could buy a vintage razor that will outlast me for a pack of four that won't last a month,

If I am ever without a straight, next preference is a DE. But, after that, I'll take a "crappy" single bladed razor over the multiblade nonsense any day. Cheaper, yes, but it's also in the design. A single blade razor is designed so that blade does the shaving. Multiblade razors rely on progressive cuts and, IMO, a pull & cut scheme. OUCH.

Originally Posted by robellison01

The same can be said about a straight too

You'll usually just ding or chip a straight, which is easy to hone out. Ceramic is much more likely to shatter or crack. Not that it matters, because sharp is only a piece of the pie. It has to be smooth shaving, too, and you have to be able to maintain and re-sharpen it.

Originally Posted by gooser

man soon as the ceramic blade comes out im gonna stop buying all these $150+ straight razors and buy 2-3 ceramics ...lol.. then in about 10years the ceramics will be hotter then the big blades on ebay !!!

i was being sarcastic ..lol.. if i didnt have a straight or a DE id go back to my old self and just not shave at all ...