Hello all:
I'm new here, so I'm interested in your opinions. I realise that my question could be one of those "kill the messenger" things....but I would appreciate if you can bear in mind, I'm just asking a question.
I recently ordered a Boker Feldmann, and was contacted by the owner of the online shop to discuss delivery. In discussion, I mentioned that I was interested in a Koraat razor down the line. The owner of the online shop was critical (saying knife makers aren't razor makers, pointing out what he said were design flaws in that brand). I realise that its in his interest to divert me from another vendor, but I felt the criticisms (really, I can't recall them all, wasn't in a position to take notes) were quite unfair. Basically, I was told that the grind of some of the Koraat blades makes them axes, as he said, and after a couple years use/honing, the material wears away to a thickness that can no longer be reasonably sharpened.
My own impression of the brand is that the maker of Koraat straights takes huge effort to create what appear to be beautiful and functional straight razors. If any of you have been using a Koraat for a while, could you please weigh in with your opinion or the benefit of your experience?
Many thanks,
Zach
I'm new here, so I'm interested in your opinions. I realise that my question could be one of those "kill the messenger" things....but I would appreciate if you can bear in mind, I'm just asking a question.
I recently ordered a Boker Feldmann, and was contacted by the owner of the online shop to discuss delivery. In discussion, I mentioned that I was interested in a Koraat razor down the line. The owner of the online shop was critical (saying knife makers aren't razor makers, pointing out what he said were design flaws in that brand). I realise that its in his interest to divert me from another vendor, but I felt the criticisms (really, I can't recall them all, wasn't in a position to take notes) were quite unfair. Basically, I was told that the grind of some of the Koraat blades makes them axes, as he said, and after a couple years use/honing, the material wears away to a thickness that can no longer be reasonably sharpened.
My own impression of the brand is that the maker of Koraat straights takes huge effort to create what appear to be beautiful and functional straight razors. If any of you have been using a Koraat for a while, could you please weigh in with your opinion or the benefit of your experience?
Many thanks,
Zach