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I think those are some good random thoughts especially about the scale materials used now and much admired. I too enjoy scales made of modern materials with the personal caveat that their...

Why not? I am sure a custom maker could attempt that if they have not already done so.

Bob

Yea, that is quite possible but then a knife and what it is expected to do is very much different from a straight razor and what it is expected to do. The bevel angle on a knife is different from a...

I think my only point about the steels commonly used in straight razor making today is that they are certainly more than good enough as it is now. I doubt very much if using exotic steels is going to...

Interesting, I never said "you" obsessed over knives or steel just that it seems like the dedicated knife crowd seem to do from my pov. It seems custom knife makers cater to that and the need for...

Stainless steel is better than regular carbon steel in at least one important aspect. Stainless rusts at a very much slower rate. I hone and shave with razors made from both types of steel and can't...