Thread: 'magnetic' razor steel

Originally Posted by Johnus

Gimmick, I would say not! If you look at the long term storage of an ferrous hulled ship you will see that one of the way that corrosion is held to a minimum is by a slight electrical charge being placed through the hull. The magnetizing the blade was an wary attempt at doing the same for razors. Has yours rusted since you've gotten it?

not since i got them, removed the rust and cleaned them up but i attribute that to mineral oil and proper storage... the griffons do hone up nice with very little filing issues. probably all depends on how magnetized they were. perhaps your theory works better in salt water and involves a zinc anode.

here is an ancient thread http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-magnetic.html and another http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-magnetic.html

and if magnetism was so good for a razor then every carbon steel razor made after the discovery would have been magnetized.

Nuntits, sorry for the

enjoy,
jim