Thread: Dullness of razors, Article 1854

Originally Posted by bill3152

I used to rest the razors between shaves, now I don't. I have nothing scientific to say other than I have 17 shaves on the same razor without any touchup and it still cuts fine. I might hit the crox tomorrow as it is looking lonely and unused LOL.

If it works don't fix it .....

I subscribe to the "resting" of razors! I let them sit a day, open, after use to dry well before stropping them and putting them back in rotation. I then let them rest for 6 weeks or so as I use others. It seems to work for me! The steel works just fine!
As Jimmy sez "if it works, don't fix it........"

So, if you were just an average joe in the old days and only had one razor, you had to put up with growing a bit of a beard at fixed intervals, when your razor got tired, poor thing.

Come on guys - those razors were not fatigued - 'oh my poor bevel, I need a rest, I'm not playing today' - they needed a few laps on the hone to teach them not to play up.

Regards,
Neil

I surely am not saying that, Neil! I have a reft of razors and like to use others! Just an old-timey excuse!
I DO believe, though!

I cant believed that you guys dont believe! totally dismiss the author finding, even without even experimenting, I guess you guys dont believe in wrestling either! Ha!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I subscribe to the "resting" of razors! I let them sit a day, open, after use to dry well before stropping them and putting them back in rotation. I then let them rest for 6 weeks or so as I use others. It seems to work for me! The steel works just fine!
As Jimmy sez "if it works, don't fix it........"

... and when that doesn't work try send them on a relaxing trip to Europe, perhaps my place!

On the magnetic thing; http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/474252
Post: jdunn342 Jan 25, 2009 05:45 PM

"The reason the shun knives are chipping is not because people are misusing them. It has to do with storing the knives on a magnetic knife strip. In laymen’s terms… When the high quality steel in the shun knives are magnetized, it is causing the crystal structure of the iron and other metals that are magnetic (manganese, vanadium) to be attracted by the magnetic knife strip but the carbon and molybdenum are not attracted to the magnet. There for causing the magnetic crystals (on a microscopic level) to line up away from the non magnetic metals making the knife edge very brittle. So there you have it…Mystery solved. Shun needs to be aware of this and warn it’s consumers of this problem. Don’t store your shun knives on magnetic strips or even the wooden blocks with magnets inside."

First time I read that I flat out let my coffee fall to the floor...

OK. I shave about every second day and I use a straight only at sundays or holidays days, so my 10+ razors will have a lot of time to rest :-)