Thread: Resting Razors.....?

Heh between 6 and 15 shaves leaves a fair margin.

I prefer in the absence of scientifically formulated and explained proof to go with my experience, I strop after every shave, and sometimes I'll use the same razor for a couple of weeks, other times I'll change daily, the only constant is that I dry and strop after each shave and I've never had an issue.

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It's all hokum as far as I'm concerned. I use the same razor daily and don't have any issues maintaining a sharp blade.

when the blade heats up from water and friction it becomes soft and maluble. So in all truth it really could loose shape with the slightest nick or hit. I think that is what is meant by most when talking about resting their razors. It gives the steel a chance to dry up and somewhat "harden" again. Just my thoughts though. Im sure others will have their opinions

Originally Posted by sleekandsmooth

when the blade heats up from water and friction it becomes soft and malleable.

Even rinsing the blade in boiling water should not heat the steel that much. I think that if you heat the blade enough to affect the temper of the steel it will stay that way and not 'recover' . Over-use of a rotary polisher like a Dremel could overheat the cutting edge, but not normal shaving and stropping.

Steel will not become soft and maluable due to shaving. There is not enough heat generated on the blade. To deform the blade in standard shaving conditions, it will occur mechanically not thermally.

As far as the blade reshaping it self after a shave, the myth does not hold true. Steel is elastic and if it is deformed too much, it will be pushed into a plastic zone, where it will not return to its original shape. It will then be permanently deformed and no amount of time will return the original shape. As long as it is not deformed past its plastic zone, the steel will almost immediately return to its original shape.

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Originally Posted by sleekandsmooth

when the blade heats up from water and friction it becomes soft and maluble. So in all truth it really could loose shape with the slightest nick or hit. I think that is what is meant by most when talking about resting their razors. It gives the steel a chance to dry up and somewhat "harden" again. Just my thoughts though. Im sure others will have their opinions

Never in a million years, the only way one could draw the 'temper' from a razor, a plane iron, a chisel, a knife, or any kind of high carbon steel would be to heat the edge until it turns blue, hot water ain't going to do it, friction on a strop won't do it, but leaving it on the lit gas ring of your cooker will definitely do it.

Originally Posted by osdset

Never in a million years, the only way one could draw the 'temper' from a razor, a plane iron, a chisel, a knife, or any kind of high carbon steel would be to heat the edge until it turns blue, hot water ain't going to do it, friction on a strop won't do it, but leaving it on the lit gas ring of your cooker will definitely do it.

osdset + 1. Absolutely NOTHING you do to a razor during normal use will change the temper. Best, John

I don't think resting the edge makes any difference. These blades are made to used everyday as long as they are cared for. I had one razor for quite a while and I used it everyday and I never had any issues. The advantage for multiple razors is the joy of having different razors to choose and shave from, you don't have to touch up the edge as often, and you have some bragging rights of having several razors.

Originally Posted by BenjamanBarker

So I have seen here and else where people asking and talking about "resting" their razors and edges.....either between using or after shaving and before stropping.

I don't do this. And it's mainly because I don't understand the concept of "resting" steal. I am not a scientist or claim to know the inherint properties of steal so please don't take this the wrong way but......do people really think steal "reforms" without an outside force? I understand how shaving affects the edge but without some outside force the steal will remain as it last was correct???

So how did some user find/think "resting" the edge will do any good?