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06-13-2016, 01:20 PM
Thread: ZY chinese razor.
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You now have the chance to make your own set of...
You now have the chance to make your own set of scales and see how it works :)
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06-13-2016, 01:02 PM
Thread: ZY chinese razor.
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The term sharp can apply to many things that will...
The term sharp can apply to many things that will not otherwise shave. For example my kitchen knives finished on 1k are sharp, they will easily cut me if I am not careful. A piece of broken class is...
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06-13-2016, 01:00 PM
Thread: ZY chinese razor.
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Stainless is not completely nonmagnetic,...
Stainless is not completely nonmagnetic, different grades will have different affinity to magnets. However a Friodur is a lot less magnetic than a ZY. In general the more magnetic a steel is the more...
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05-21-2016, 02:28 AM
Thread: ZY chinese razor.
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There is evidence from the knife industry, Reate...
There is evidence from the knife industry, Reate / Kizer and some others, that Chinese can make very high quality tool if they wanted to. To me it seems that there is no interest in producing quality...
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05-21-2016, 02:26 AM
Thread: ZY chinese razor.
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With my angle cube, the front side is 20.30 deg,...
With my angle cube, the front side is 20.30 deg, the back side is 19.75 deg. For a stainless steel that blade is extremely magnetic by the way.
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05-21-2016, 02:18 AM
Thread: ZY chinese razor.
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I ordered two from two different vendors to avoid...
I ordered two from two different vendors to avoid razors from the same batch.
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05-04-2016, 05:48 PM
Thread: ZY chinese razor.
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How an edge feels and performs has to do with how...
How an edge feels and performs has to do with how it was honed. Stropping on leather does not affect the edge like a hone does, it does not remove steel.
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05-02-2016, 01:37 PM
Thread: ZY chinese razor.
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Let us know how the 20th and the 30th shaves feel...
Let us know how the 20th and the 30th shaves feel compared to a vintage blade
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