Quote Originally Posted by bishpick1 View Post
The razors come already beveled and shave ready I would not expect anyone to have to set a bevel on a new blade. As far as the eventual dulling issue that is another advantage to carbon-chromium steels they resists dulling because the thinnest part of the edge can flex without chipping or bending longer than high carbon steel can. Again, it’s spring steel. This is why the thicker blade profile is used, it’s a stiffer spring. Think “band saw” if you make a band saw blade from high carbon steel it will break very quickly, it can’t flex. However if you use carbon-chromium (what they are made of by the way) it will work for a long time because it can flex. It’s not as hard as tool steel but it is more forgiving of damage. The thinner blades made of this steel work just as well as high carbon, and they sing just like high carbon, but the thicker blade profile works smoother, with less flex. The high carbon blades were made thinner and thinner to spread the shock of the edge flexing and reduce edge damage. They became so thin they added the shoulder to prevent horizontal cracking. It was a compromise. With carbon-chromium there is no need for compromise, just make a thicker blade, no vertical crack, no horizontal cracks just a stiff long lasting edge.
I think you may want to look up how razors dull because your speculations aren't quite how it works.
As far as flexing goes, that has very little to do with thickness at the bevel, and neither does edge damage.
I mean it's one thing to manufacture your razors in particular geometry because customers prefer them that way or because it is way easier and cheaper to make them that way, but rationalizing it with wrong science/engineering is no good.

Take a look at the razors marketed 'For Tough Beards' when straight shaving was far more common and there was huge competition. A lot of them, including from the top manufacturers, are full hollow and extra full hollow ground.

Lastly I'd mention that I happen to have a ~200 year old razor (yes the maker stopped producing them ~200 years ago) with a 1/32" bevel thickness. Yes, there is no flex whatsoever, the steel composition from back then is I assume pretty simple, but it's heat treated properly and is really easy to hone (I've done it just once), really nice to shave with, and retains an edge long time.