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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulFLUS View Post
    Thanks John. It shaves like butter too. Sheffield razors are famous for their edge from the coticule and this one is the best example I have ever shaved with. It feels like it is literally wiping the whiskers away.
    It’s been mentioned before that Sheffield razors and coticules seem to fit. I wonder what it is about the steel that makes that so.
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    I'm sure there's an explanation at a level of material science that I don't understand. I have just heard it said and so trying it found it to work well.
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