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  1. 02-17-2010, 03:45 PM #1
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    Default Razors under a microscope

    found this whilst browsing Razors Under a Microscope - Shaving - Gizmodo

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    quite an interesting read
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    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.
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    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".
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    Quote Originally Posted by holli4pirating View Post
    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.
    He states quite clearly that.
    . 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.
    He admits that the razor could have been sharper had it been prepaired propperly.
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    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!
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    Quote Originally Posted by mparker762 View Post
    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".

    plenty to read there !

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    Quote Originally Posted by AFDavis11 View Post
    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!
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    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
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    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!
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