Thread: Another good wedge material

Originally Posted by Pete123

Interesting comment from Butzy on the hardness. I checked a metal hardness measurement table and it shows pure silver as being very slightly softer than lead. Having said that, my practical experience has been that it is harder. Like he said, it's still easy to work with, though not as easy lead.

This I did not know. I should have clarified when saying that I was referring to actually working the material, not the by-the-book definition of "hardness". That's my mistake...
In general I have found .999 silver takes longer/more effort to cut, grind, and sand/polish than lead (all else being equal) - so that's mostly what I was referring to. I liken it to a softer copper in terms of work-ability.
It's also a whole lot prettier than lead over time, and people tend to like hearing that their razor has a pure silver wedge more than a pure lead wedge