I will ask you now to make me question my own opinions.
I believe that a razor, like any instrument of beauty, willonly show its full potential in the hands of a master. What makes me thinkthis? Well Dolly Parton of course!
“what are you on about you fool?!” I hear you cry!
Dolly Parton Is a wonder of the music world. Not too badlooking some might say. But did you knowshe once lost a look-a-like contest to a man in drag?
“what does this have to do with anything?”
Well if the Queen of country loses to a man in drag justbecause she is in a pub and not on a stadium stage then is it possible that a$3 razor can be a better shave than a $500 blade because it is in the hands ofa master.
Now, some might say “A $500 custom Damascus razor will shaveso much better that a $3 Chinese import.”
BUT I ask you this, if I gave a $3 Chinese blade to ahone-master and then to a master of the strop and then put it into the hands ofa Turkish barber, would this not shave so much better than a $500 Damascusblade in the hands of a blind epileptic one armed midget?
( “why a midget” don’t ask me, I have no idea.)
Now, having studied engineering and being a knife collector Iknow that there are many a difference in metals and tempering Etc. but this canonly take the excuse of “It’s a cheap import” so far.
What think you? Ifyou take an hour or two to hone and strop a cheap blade will it give you asgood a blade, shave and experience assomething more expensive or must one geta custom blade to truly enjoy a shave to its fullest?