Thread: Meteorite Steel??

I was browsing Classic Shaving's Zowada Customs and saw an already sold 'Meteorite Steel' razor.

What?? Are we talking metal from outer space? Seriously?

Anybody know?

IIRC that is what they are talking about. I believe he got a piece of it and made a razor out of it. I hear the shave is out of this world. Here is some stuff I found in a knifemaker's forum on the topic.

Meteorite has large amounts of iron...
Many samples can be forged into blades.
So yes meteorite steel is steel from outerspace.
I believe it is often mixed with a known steel while forging,
most examples I remember were folded into a type of Damascus/pattern welded steel
it can take almost any shape or look.
But usually it looks awesome.

Originally Posted by Mike_ratliff

Meteorite has large amounts of iron...
Many samples can be forged into blades.
So yes meteorite steel is steel from outerspace.
I believe it is often mixed with a known steel while forging,
most examples I remember were folded into a type of Damascus/pattern welded steel
it can take almost any shape or look.
But usually it looks awesome.

That razor that Zowada made and sold on Classic surely did. I'm glad it was sold before I saw it... Truly awesome

Originally Posted by richmondesi

That razor that Zowada made and sold on Classic surely did. I'm glad it was sold before I saw it... Truly awesome

So was the price.

I remember when Tim started making straight razors a couple years ago and I went up to his shop to share with him the different grinds and shapes that would be more popular than the 5/8 full hollow prototypes he had made (not to mention the grinding lessons I got) and then he starts pulling out these meteorites he was collecting. It's cool that he was able to come up with something to use them on.

I wonder what the other steel in the pattern weld was or even how much of each went into the blade. It would be neat to know what the meteorite metal properties ended up being or what the steel could be compared to.

Pretty cool stuff.

Lynn

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

So was the price.

$2500 IIRC

EDIT: I went and checked... Yep!

My jaw dropped when I first saw that razor. I'm a big fan of his work and own three of his blades. I'm actually glad it was sold when I found it or I might have done something really stupid in order to acquire it. In my mind, it is the nicest razor Tim has ever made and the incredible scales complete the package and make it something really special.

Originally Posted by whitebar

My jaw dropped when I first saw that razor. I'm a big fan of his work and own three of his blades. I'm actually glad it was sold when I found it or I might have done something really stupid in order to acquire it. In my mind, it is the nicest razor Tim has ever made and the incredible scales complete the package and make it something really special.

Big + 1. The credit card balance would have been through the roof. I also have two of his razors and the terrestrial razor really blew me out of the water. I too was glad the temptation was gone. ..... sort of.

Yep, I own a couple myself and they are nice shavers. Just have to keep a coat of oil on them at all times as the deep etching in the pattern weld is really prone to rusting. Other than that, shave on.......

Beam me up Scottie........

Lynn