Thread: Do real straight razors get as sharp as a shavette?

Originally Posted by Euclid440

So why is that stupid? I don’t understand your rant.

Is it excessive? Yea, and so is most of the stuff we do here, it’s called pushing the envelope, push until it breaks, then you know where the edge is.

A super highly polished edge can still be uncomfortable.

There are many here that push the envelope, in many ways, and then share that information with others, and some, stand on the sidelines and throw darts…

It is why, we are finishing on 20 & 30K stones and polishing with micro grits now, and just a few years ago an 8K was God’s gift to honing.

One man’s Stupid, is another’s Discovery.

A hundred laps on .5? C'mon. No one is talking about trashing an edge like that. I assume we are all discussing this with a certain level of comprehension.

“I assume we are all discussing this with a certain level of comprehension.”

Apparently not…

Clearly, you have never done it...

The edge is not trashed…just so you know.

Here's a comparison of several blades with the feather and a straight at the bottom of the page https://scienceofsharp.wordpress.com...ctured-blades/

Originally Posted by Anthonyb

Here's a comparison of several blades with the feather and a straight at the bottom of the page https://scienceofsharp.wordpress.com...ctured-blades/

Thank you, very informative - the picture of the rolled edge in particular.

For those members who may not know: The "Feather Super Pro Artist Club blade" mentioned refers to a blade for the Feather "replaceable blade" (shavette style) straight razor.


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Originally Posted by Anthonyb

Here's a comparison of several blades with the feather and a straight at the bottom of the page https://scienceofsharp.wordpress.com...ctured-blades/

That's a great site (and new to me). There's an even better comparison of the Feather and a straight edge on another page: https://scienceofsharp.wordpress.com...d-keen-part-2/

Thanks again Anthony.


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Originally Posted by Hirlau

,,,,,,,not if Sharptonn hones it,,,,

That's a fact, John! Shavettes are too 'sharp' for me, out of the box. Don't last long either.
Why would I want to replicate that? (as if I could!)

Took you long enough to find this one ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Took you long enough to find this one ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I...er...don't usually participate in shavette threads. I will make an exception for you....This Time!

Reading the posts above one would get the impression sharpness is only a matter of edge geometry which is only part of the story. How about steel quality? Carbon steel vs. the alloys and diamond coatings used by Feather or any other commercial razor blade manufacturer.

Ahaaa! Scienceofsharp is Todd, our own fuzzychops! I recognize a series of SEM images. He hasn't posted here in over a year (since Glen ran him off ) but I see that he visited not long ago.


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