Thread: Double edge blade sharpining

Most just bin the DE blade when it's performance starts to fade. The general opinion is that DE blades do not respond well to sharpening due to special coatings and thinness.

i get 3 to 5 shaves from a DE blade. Stretching more shaves leads to loss of closeness. Applying pressure to compensate leads to razor burn, nicks, and ingrown hairs. This is why there is endless discussion about SR honing, refreshing and stropping to get a close and comfortable shave.

With a DE, just change the blade. The discussion changes to the razor and blade combos delivering the best shaves.

Before Gillette, there were safety razors made using proprietary blades that required honing and stropping like a SR, but disposable SE and DE blade systems took over the market.