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gadgets.boingboing.net - 9/17/2008

The Damascene: $30,000 worth of straight razor - Boing Boing Gadgets

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damscene-razor-from-hommage_AsLku_59.jpg Ever since I gave myself a Brazilian smile while missing all four follicles of my lanugo-ish preteen moustache, I have eschewed the grand pomp of the straight razor. Why risk a sink full of ears and a mirror drenched in arterial spray when the Gillette ...

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luxist.com - 9/17/2008

The World's Most Expensive Razor for $30,000

— luxist.com — Hommage , the Parisian purveyor of luxury grooming equipment, skincare and spa services for men, has created... a limited edition, platinum-sheathed straight razor using the same ancient layering techniques as the Crusaders ' swords, for $30,000. Called ... (more) The World's Most Expensive Razor for $30,000

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$30,000 Damascene Straight Razor: Beware of Accidental Decapitation [Think Sweeny Todd]
Gizmodo — ... 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 $30,000. [Damascene via Luxist via Boing Boing Gadgets] ...

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