Eskilstuna is a small town and it never has been a large town by any means, but at any given time (during the golden era) there were at least a dozen straight razor manufacturers active there, all of them cooperated and shared blanks, knowledge and materials. The craftsmen knew each other and often went from one employer to another. All manufacturers made their razors out of Bergslagen steel made from the purest iron ore in the world and no longer available. Only a small portion of the razors where larger than 5/8, but once properly honed the edge will be the sharpest and longest lasting there is. Several of you can verify the last statement.
What I am trying to say is; see beyond Heljestrand and explore other fine Swedish manufacturers like Törnblom, E.A. Berg, Söderén, Dahlström, Jernbolaget, SSA any many others. Try their nimble and viciously sharp 5/8 razors. You´ll most likely get shaves you´ll soon become addicted to, I am.
Today´s shave was the flagship model of Klas Törnblom (but also produced by other manufacturers). This version is rather uncommon since it is 11/16 and equipped with a thumb notch. This very thin bladed but hard razor type is gradually taking the pole position in my shaving universe.
Thank you for reading. I wish you all a very nice day.
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Interesting comments. When would you say was "the Golden Era"?
