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It is probably rwl34 steel. It's probably more the reason for your troubles vs the variance front to back. That stuff fights you.

If you watch really old videos still up on yt he is forging the blade's basic shape before fine tuning. In the later videos, he seems to exclusively use stock removal to shape the blade. On a big...

At the very least you would think with that heavy handed style the blade would at least be zeroed to sit on a stone right but if I recall his water stones also don't appear to be trued with any...

The snake razor video? I think he used a 300 grit to raise a foil, ripped it off and then did a lot of half strokes with varying degrees of pressure before the strop attack. I would guess his bevels...

What was the main issue in his estimation, the steel quality or was it the grinding?

There's always an exception to the rule

That warranty void clause is a red flag lit on fire with spotlights pointed at it being waved by a 6'2" Italian supermodel in a green white and red glitter bikini... It's hard to ignore once you see...

They should, but Italy has always been loose and fast on that front... Always.. For anything... People buy new ferraris that spontaneously combust to this day... Lambos don't count, they are german...

If I were going to buy one I probably would look for an earlier one cheaply on the secondary market. Doesn't the warranty get voided these days if you use a hone or a pasted strop on your razor these...

I think a lot of the pull is not many custom makers offer such thin hollow grinds if that is your thing. The other thing is, even if he asked more it's not really in the cards if you are expecting...