Hommage, a Paris based grooming-products company has adapted a steelmaking method that dates back to as early as 300 B.C. to produce a $30,000 Damascene Straight Razor. Wonder why it’s so expensive? Each Damascene Straight Razor is hand-forged from 128 layers of folded Damascene steel, a material from which sword-makers could forge durable, razor-sharp weapons.
