I didn’t have your willpower, and bought the titanium Muramasa. I am extremely happy with it. I hated spending that much money, but curiosity got the best of me. With my preferred Wizamets, I consider setting two as almost identical to a Feather AS-D2. Currently I’m doing my first pass at 3-3.5, then turn it down to 2 for second pass and touch up.
I’m pretty sure that if I had bought the stainless version when they had their sale last winter I would have been equally happy and had a larger bank balance.
Jack
Well, I quite like the lower weight of the titanium version (and since the titanium Nodachi arrived I haven’t used much my steel Tataras).
If people like the heft of a steel razor, there is no reason to spend the extra money on the titanium version, but if people are attracted to a light and maneuverable tool as razor they will need to decide for themselves whether the titanium version justifies roughly double the price.
With the high price differential it may be a tough call to make…
B.