Thread: Razor Myths & Legends

Originally Posted by JMS

Funny, I heard that moonlight keeps the edge keener!

Both are true. Moonlight will sharpen the blade, but too much moonlight will give you a wire edge. To avoid a wire edge, you should expose your blade in a light pyramid, usually five days moonlight followed by five days sunlight and then three days moonlight followed by one day sunlight will ensure a sharp, but not wired, edge.

If you do end up with a wire edge, move time backwards while exposing the blade to moonlight.

Originally Posted by They Call Me Blockhead

Both are true. Moonlight will sharpen the blade, but too much moonlight will give you a wire edge. To avoid a wire edge, you should expose your blade in a light pyramid, usually five days moonlight followed by five days sunlight and then three days moonlight followed by one day sunlight will ensure a sharp, but not wired, edge.

If you do end up with a wire edge, move time backwards while exposing the blade to moonlight.

What grit is moonlight?

James.

I think the guys with the moonlight were drinking too much moonshine and got confused.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

What grit is moonlight?

James.

Depends.



Are we in Belgium?

Originally Posted by Yorkshireman

Do any of you gentlemen out there have any other examples of the razor myths which circulated as facts amongst the old-timers?

That straight razors are really hard to use and dangerous.