This is part of an ongoing series to test various internet-based suggestions for extending the life of a razor blade. You can see the background for this in the Post #1672. The setup for this experiment is given in Post #1677. Start of experiment is given in Post #1679 Continue reading Post #1683: The Great Razor Blade Experiment, stopping early for benefit.
This is part of an ongoing series to test various internet-based suggestions for extending the life of a razor blade. You can see the background for this in the Post #1672. The setup for this experiment is given in Post #1677. Continue reading Post #1679: Day 1 of the Great Razor Blade Experiment.
This is part of an ongoing series to test various internet-based suggestions for extending the life of a razor blade. You can see the background for this in the Post #1672.
I suppose that any group of people obsessed with the minutia of some activity will seem a bit odd to the rest of us. But the more I dive into on-line shaving culture, and on-line blade-sharpening culture, the weirder it gets.
Continue reading Post #1677: Planning the rest of my razor blade experiment.
This is part of an ongoing series to test various internet-based suggestions for extending the life of a razor blade. You can see the background for this in the just-prior post. Continue reading Post #1673: Stropping a used razor blade. Meh.
Six years ago I decided to start using an old-fashioned (“double edged”) safety razor.
I got a couple of “blade samplers” from Amazon — collections of maybe a dozen different brands, five blades from each brand. I then bought a 100-count box of Persona blades. They got good reviews and, at that time, they were made in Virginia.
Sometime this year, I’ll probably have to buy razor blades again. So, obviously, we’re not talking about a huge per-diem expenditure, for shaving. Nevertheless, whatever I buy this time, I’m going to end up living with it for years. So I’ve been revisiting the market for double-edge razor blades. And, incidentally, disposable razors. Continue reading Post #1672: Does anything really extend the life of a razor blade? Part 1, the setup.
