I guess I’ve missed any info on oiling my SRs. How often do you do it? Once a month? Once a year? Or like a gun, every use?
I guess I’ve missed any info on oiling my SRs. How often do you do it? Once a month? Once a year? Or like a gun, every use?
It depends on the environment the blade is kept in, the blade material and how long the blade is being "rested".I guess I’ve missed any info on oiling my SRs. How often do you do it? Once a month? Once a year? Or like a gun, every use?
I guess I’ve missed any info on oiling my SRs. How often do you do it? Once a month? Once a year? Or like a gun, every use?
The VG10-HZ blades are harder than the normal high carbon steel (HCS) used in most of the Sheffield and Solingen SR's. Not by a lot, but you will notice while honing. The VG10-HZ does however hold it's edge longer and is more corrosion resistant.....
I mentioned before I have a VG10-HZ lying around. I've never used it so it's essentially brand new but I must revisit it at some stage. I can't remember how much I paid for it but at the time I think I got it as the steel is supposed to be extra hard and I usually only use Sheffield or Solingen type steels so I just wanted to try it.
SS blades are good for long-term keeping but it depends a lot of the type of SS. I only have two sets of SS SR's, both Titan because for me they are relatively easy to obtain. They are the Titan VG10-HZ T.H. 63 and their ACRO T.H. 70.How do you gents feel about stainless steel blades? I’m working on a few collector sets which will include some rare unobtainium scales. Stainless steel seems like a good choice to keep them in heirloom condition. I would like them to last a hundred and fifty years of possible and I suspect that when I’m gone there will be long periods were people forget to oil them regularly.
Yes, the second out of 11 new SR's. Thiers-Issard report that about 15% to 25% of their SR's crack during initial honing or early use. It is just accepted as part of the manufacturing process. Nothing can really be done economically to reduce this occurrence.Isn’t that 2 of these titans that have cracked on you?
That is not exactly normal. I’ve never had that happen in 20 something years personally.
Glad you weren’t hurt. That could have been horrible.
I agree about the heart attack. Fortunately all the razors in my M7DS cost well under USD 30 each new and are easily replaced if they crack. Buying Taiwanese made SR's has it's advantages.No. I have a lot of NOS vintage razors and none of them has cracked. Not sure where this is normal but if any of my Iwasaki's did this I would have a heart attack.
Titan SR's are made in Taiwan from steel imported from Japan. After manufacturer, they are exported to China for sale (their main target market). Titan's administrative office is based in Hong Kong. When buying a Titan SR, it is shipped from China (PRC).Titans are from Taiwan? I always assumed for some reason they were Japanese and I'm sure I read that somewhere.
The Titan VG10-HZ is not a high carbon steel (HCS) blade. Yes, it is harder than your normal TI, Boker, Dovo blades. The VG10-HZ takes more work to develop the edge than a normal HCS blade, their ACRO T.H. 70 even more so.I have a Titan VG-10.
In addition to the 2 incidents of cracked blades that rbscebu had, I also feel that Titan VG-10 (that's the only Titan I played with) is not worth to buy.
During my honing the Titan, I discover that the blade wobbled, making the honing difficult. Detailed checkup shows that the spine is of uneven width along the spine. If I need a low-cost razor to practice honing, gold dollar is , much cheaper. To me, the Titan is just a better packaged GD. I think it is made in China, instead of Taiwan, though the brand is a Taiwan brand.
Hours of effort for honing my Titan, with synethetic progression up to 12000 and then with jnat progression, my Titan is very sharp, I would say, even laser sharp. It can shave with no no tugging, but it lacked the kind of comfortable feeling as I have with my other carbon steel SR (TI, Boker, Dovo). I think this may not be a quality problem with Titan, but maybe the hardness of VG-10 that cannot give me the kind of comfortable shave.
YMMV.