Thread: The Mirror Finish - Perception vs Reality? [Pics Included]

Originally Posted by Magpie

you touch on a touchy subject!

1) Photography! Plenty of razors that show up for sale have photos showing all the shiny glory. Of course, they are not going to post the photos from the angle that showed all the flaws! When I post a really shining razor, I post the photos showing an object showing in the blade, and I tell people "For you Reflectionists out there" ( I like making up my own words)
2) Mirror Finish.... A very subjective term. If I can see my face in it, its a mirror, right? Like a computer screen measuring HiDef, there are levels.
Myself, I am against total mirror. Every single scratch and flaw that happens will show up, and over time that make it look like crap (IMHO) I like a much more natural Bright Satin, or "almost" mirror.

Yeah lighting does play a role here. Like it was mentioned earlier, "even amounts of scratches" seems to be what makes a nice, uniform high luster finish. I can see my face in a razor if I spend lots of time buffing with red rouge, whether its considered "mirror" or not is starting to mean less and less to me.

My favorite razor an old W&B has a nice satin finish - its my favorite