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Back in the day before coated blades like the modern DE and SEs and when carbon steel was king most folks used one of those contraptions made of glass and sharpened the blades to extend their use....

Carbon blades went the way of the horse and buggy many years ago and with good reason. Yes they are cheap and yes in theory they can be sharpened but rust is the real problem there. They rust really...

You can also consider the Mongoose which is an SE of the newer all stainless variety though I think the make it in Aluminum too. It takes the Feather SE blades. It gives a great shave though I think...