Thread: W & B India Steel?

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Will you just hurry up and hone that thing already?

LOL To be honest, I'll probably never get around to it. I have a nice Hawcroft & Pearson chopper-style wedge already. And I don't need two wedge razors. (Is that blasphemous?) I just wanted to practice sanding. That's why I bought it. I'll probably toss it in a drawer...or make a cool keychain out of it. Who knows?

I am currently working on a W&B "celebrated fine India steel set ready for use". Steel seem nice and hard (i.e.- quite resistant to the ol' sandpaper), so it seems to be of "fine" quality indeed.

I hand-sanded four razors so far, and the two oldest (Sheffields) seemed more difficult. The W&B above was the most difficult and took a long while. So maybe it is good steel.

Me

Originally Posted by CJBianco

And I don't need two wedge razors. (Is that blasphemous?)

Of course it's blasphemous... it is bordering on outrageous

Please... never make such an admission again

Greg Frazer

Well I should find out how good a India Steel W & B can be soon. I picked up CJBianco's sanded blade in BST. Now if I can set a bevel on the thing I'll be in business.

Mike

India steel is good in general I believe. It wasn't only used on W&B razors but many others as well. It is my understanding that a lot of steel used to be produced in India (good steel) as well as the other good steel producing countries (Sweden, England, Germany, etc.). So yeah, India steel isn't unheard of. I have a Joseph Elliott that was engraved very intricately on the blade "Fine India Steel". I think I have other razors with this too...