http://thedermblog.com/2008/02/07/a-proper-shave-the-old-fashioned-way/ Smarter Skin Care Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:11:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://thedermblog.com/2008/02/07/a-proper-shave-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-1609 Ronald Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:59:55 +0000 http://thedermblog.com/2008/02/07/a-proper-shave-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-1609 Has anyone looked at the edge of various maker’s double edge blades under a 10 power magnifying glass, or, better yet, a microscope, to see if they can see a difference in the blade edges? I looked at a Schick and a Merkur under a 10X glass. The Merkur has a rough edge. The Schick has a much smoother edge. I checked this out after using one of each blade. The Schick gave me 25 good shaves before it started pulling, The Merkur blade gave me a worse (it pulled more) shave on the first shave than the Schick did after 25 shaves. I used to get 60 good shaves out of the Gillette Blue Blade. Now I am doing good to get 30 out of stainless steel, platinum, etc. Seems the blade makers are just not putting as good of an edge on their blades just so they will get duller faster. I have not tried the Feather Blades yet, but have ordered some, as they have a reputation for sharpness. A person should be able to tell just how long, comparatively, a blade will last just by looking at its edge under a microscope. The whole thing seems to be a "sting" operation though, as sharp blades could go out for weeks and then the makers of these blades start sending out less sharp ones. It does seem near miraculous to me that in a century no one has come up with a way to sharpen and strop these double edge blades. Has anyone looked at the edge of various maker’s double edge blades under a 10 power magnifying glass, or, better yet, a microscope, to see if they can see a difference in the blade edges?
I looked at a Schick and a Merkur under a 10X glass. The Merkur has a rough edge. The Schick has a much smoother edge.
I checked this out after using one of each blade. The Schick gave me 25 good shaves before it started pulling,
The Merkur blade gave me a worse (it pulled more) shave on the first shave than the Schick did after 25 shaves.
I used to get 60 good shaves out of the Gillette Blue Blade. Now I am doing good to get 30 out of stainless steel, platinum, etc.
Seems the blade makers are just not putting as good of an edge on their blades just so they will get duller faster.
I have not tried the Feather Blades yet, but have ordered some, as they have a reputation for sharpness.
A person should be able to tell just how long, comparatively, a blade will last just by looking at its edge under a microscope.
The whole thing seems to be a “sting” operation though, as sharp blades could go out for weeks and then the makers of these blades start sending out less sharp ones.
It does seem near miraculous to me that in a century no one has come up with a way to sharpen and strop these double edge blades.

]]> http://thedermblog.com/2008/02/07/a-proper-shave-the-old-fashioned-way/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Teejay Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:34:24 +0000 http://thedermblog.com/2008/02/07/a-proper-shave-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-1136 So does that mean that we all electric shaver users should start using grandpa's 2-blade system? So does that mean that we all electric shaver users should start using grandpa’s 2-blade system?

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