Thread: New guy wondering about blade resting

Originally Posted by Havachat45

I was going though some stuff here at home and found a Dovo Instruction sheet.
Below is an exerpt

That sounds more like marketing propaganda to sell more razors to me, but then again I'm not an expert nor do I play one on TV

Originally Posted by Havachat45

I was going though some stuff here at home and found a Dovo Instruction sheet.
Below is an exerpt

What a load of BS, the cutting edge is 'growing' only if the razor is in a bag of fertiliser, 'the very fine burr on the cutting edge changes whenever the razor is used' yeah it gets gradually blunt.
In all my 40 odd years of using and sharpening edged tools not once has any improvement been apparent due to lack of use, a razor is no different it's just got a much finer edge.
I can imagine the sort of comments I would get if I said to customers "sorry I can't work on your project today as my chisels, and plane irons are resting".
It's a marketing gimmick plain and simple

Originally Posted by osdset

What a load of BS, the cutting edge is 'growing' only if the razor is in a bag of fertiliser, 'the very fine burr on the cutting edge changes whenever the razor is used' yeah it gets gradually blunt.
In all my 40 odd years of using and sharpening edged tools not once has any improvement been apparent due to lack of use, a razor is no different it's just got a much finer edge.
I can imagine the sort of comments I would get if I said to customers "sorry I can't work on your project today as my chisels, and plane irons are resting".
It's a marketing gimmick plain and simple

You'll get no arguement from me on that one - FWIW it's not the only place I've seen this BS - a lot of sites actually perpetuate the myth.
I'm sure Dovo didn't start it, however, you'd think with their experience, they wouldn't put it on their letterhead.
AFAIK if there is a 'burr' on the edge of your razor it is overhoned - I may be wrong.