@Vanille, absolutely! Chris at razorplate.com is handling it for me. Fwiw, I'm getting the top cap and plate in rhodium, and the handle in black rhodium (more of a charcoal than black).
All true and well said. But if we're celebrating the durability of vintage brass razors, I think we have to acknowledge all those Old Types with bent teeth. That happens because brass is a soft metal and razors are dropped, knocked into sinks, and otherwise collide with hard objects. The other side of the brass coin is that bent brass teeth that aren't too badly bent can be straightened, and so many of those over 90-year old razors are still perfectly usable with a little tlc. Of course, steel is harder to work with, and titanium much harder.
Titanium will last longer than either brass or stainless steel
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That sounds amazing! Looking forward to seeing it.@Vanille, absolutely! Chris at razorplate.com is handling it for me. Fwiw, I'm getting the top cap and plate in rhodium, and the handle in black rhodium (more of a charcoal than black).
Yeah a stainless razor will only last approximately 500 years whereas a titanium razor would be good for 1000 years (give or take 100).
If old nickel most be taken off, what would be most durable coating?
True. But if it means being content with just one razor then it's relatively inexpensive!Rhodium, but it is expensive
Rhodium, but it is expensive
The questions are, is cleaning and replating with nickel, without removing old nickel off, possible?
How about some double coatings, they good ones?
Rhodium is thin, it will wear down in a few years.
Adam
Do you think nickel is better as a plate for wear on a razor? I’ve been thinking about platinum because of current prices for one of my razors but wasn’t sure about wear because it is softer than rhodium, which I thought was bulletproof for razor use.