Thread: Paper testing razors

Originally Posted by bigeasy1

It is not going to ruin the edge if you have some experience with it, but anything you cut with a razor will cause some destruction to the edge, and paper is certainly no exception. 'Clay', very similar material to what your hone is made of.

But hones remove steel don't they? That is how you alter the edge, I thought the point of making a razor shave ready is not to alter the edge once it was finished.
I know paper cutting tests are great to show sharpness of a knife edges, we deal with razors here though.