06-07-2019, 04:14 PM
Good post Mark. We're with you with regard to shaving. Our disposable razors don't get disposed of until after a fair number of uses. We tested the blades in a standard disposable razor some time ago and they test just like a common DE blade, 50. We wouldn't doubt that they are double that after a week of use. There is little doubt that there is a detectable difference after 10 or so shaves.
Our mutual friend Komitadjie tested a number of DE blades after use with his KN100 some years ago and detected an immediate decline in sharpness but don't remember the specifics. Hopefully one of our straight edge users will bail in with some information here.
One advantage that straight edge users have that the rest of us don't enjoy is frequent stropping. Stropping has to extend the useful life of the edge in our opinion.
Our mutual friend Komitadjie tested a number of DE blades after use with his KN100 some years ago and detected an immediate decline in sharpness but don't remember the specifics. Hopefully one of our straight edge users will bail in with some information here.
One advantage that straight edge users have that the rest of us don't enjoy is frequent stropping. Stropping has to extend the useful life of the edge in our opinion.