Using a straight razor in the era of Gillette Fusion seems like suicide to me, but if you are the adventurous type looking for the closest shave imaginable—I give you the Damascene. Hand-forged in Germany with 128 layers of the same legendary Damascene steel used to craft Crusader’s swords, this limited edition razor is not for the faint of heart (or empty of wallet). Careful though, my guess is that tiny pieces of toilet paper are not going to be sufficient to handle any cuts that might result from this Sweeny Todd masterpiece. Available for a ridiculous $US30,000. [Damascene via Luxist via Boing Boing Gadgets]
Whitesteelforge001
Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 9:48 AMWell, thirty grand could buy you a lot of fancier toys than this. The handle looks heavy and bulky and would probably throw the balance off while shaving. Apparently, judging by the ridiculous reinforcement of the pin the maker thought that the user would be prying doors open with this razor. Also, I am a knife maker and honestly the pattern welding is not that impressive. Robert Williams makes some of the most beautiful razors I have ever seen that come with a price that is quite a bit easier on the wallet. My advice, if you are looking for a beautiful razor(and want to keep your house)take a look at some of his.