Hart Steel

Hart Steel is a company based in California, U.S.A., producing razors and cutlery. While there are U.S.A. based custom razor artists, Hart Steel is currently the only production straight razor maker in North America. Hart Steel was started in early 2009 and produced their first product in September 2009.

Initial project management and training of the craftsmen was done by custom razor maker Tim Zowada (Source: http://www.shavemyface.com/forum/vie...=457361#457361).

Originally produced and sold exclusively in cooperation with ClassicShaving.com, they have recently started selling directly from their own website.

Straight razors
According to Hart Steel:

• Each razor is made, from start to finish, by an individual craftsman. The initials on the tang are the maker's assurance of quality.
• All blades are made from new O-1 tool steel. There are no old forgings or “mystery metal”.
• All blades are surface ground before and after heat treating. These razors are guaranteed to be straight for ease of stropping and honing.
• All blades are heat treated in a molten salt bath. The salt protects the blades from decarberization and oxidation.
• All blades are frozen in liquid nitrogen. The deep freezing assures dimensional stability.
• All blades are triple tempered for a final hardness of 62 – 63 HRC.
• All blades are finish honed on a vintage Escher hone and hand stropped. Every blade is “shave ready” right out of the box.

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• Hart Steel - Company website
• Announcement of first production run

• Hart Steel early production razor