found this whilst browsing Razors Under a Microscope - Shaving - Gizmodo :)
ian
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found this whilst browsing Razors Under a Microscope - Shaving - Gizmodo :)
ian
quite an interesting read
The straight isn't stropped, and I'll bet it's not been honed since it left the factory either. As we know, they don't come shave ready. I don't know if the author is just ignorant about straights, but I can see how that could be very misleading.
This is even more interesting, with photos taken by an electron microscope photos at up to 3,000x, including edge-on shots in case you're interested in seeing why razors don't have "teeth".
He states quite clearly that.
He admits that the razor could have been sharper had it been prepaired propperly.Quote:
. Let me quickly qualify: "Stropping" is the process of dragging a straight razor back and forth over a sharpening surface, commonly leather. The Thiers-Issard hadn't been stropped at all before we looked at its edge and I'm certain that in the practiced hands of a straight razor shaver or fleet-handed barber, its edge would have been more perfect.
Screw the pictures, I fell out of my chair when I read "With Gillette's purchase of The Art of Shaving". Holy Cow! Is nothing sacred. What will they buy next DOVO?
I can see it now, the five leather disposable strop!
no no no, we will have to learn how to hold 4 razors at a time all one behind the other as to get the quatro feel, i believe i could do it, just dont ask to see what is left of my face afterward, and i wont even go into how bad my scalp would bleed
I don't really see the point of comparing 2 razors in tip-top shape (Bic and the multiblade thingie), and 1 that is very likely not suitably sharpened to shave. Seems a bit unfair.
I did find the last picture of the used up disposable blade though. Man, that thing looks brutal!