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[–] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, that's right. The other one is a Söderfors Extra Specialstål. It is older and has an extra hollow grind (I think). I bought it off of eBay and it had geometry issues (probably why the seller dumped it). In fixing the geometry, I also lowered the bevel angle slightly. The combination of bevel angle and grind make that MK No. 31 very special.

[–] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

bevel angle and grind make that MK No. 31 very special

Plus that extra specialstål 🙂

[–] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 8 months ago

It is different. Takes an amazing edge, but I don't want to go overboard about that. The standard MK No. 31 is not a slouch by any means.