Quote Originally Posted by grande View Post
Perhaps someday we can all get some of these (Synthetic Diamonds Offer Key to Razor Blades That Last Years, Not Weeks | Ecouterre) and forgo the stropping anyway!

Thanks to all, I'll keep looking for replies. This really is a great forum!
There was anther thread about these diamond coated things & I'm still wondering what happens when you damage the blade ? Diamonds are hard but also brittle. They don''t wear but they will fracture. Another planned obsolescence technology IMHO.