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My grandfather would sharpen his razor blades on his jeans, one would only need one razor blade if maintenance included sharpening the razor.
by ryacko 7y ago
My grandfather would sharpen his razor blades on his jeans, one would only need one razor blade if maintenance included sharpening the razor.
- tomatocracy 7y agoI use straight razors. With the right care they will indeed last a lifetime but I’d caution that it’s more than ‘sharpen it on your jeans’. For a start most are made of mild steel rather than stainless so you need to store them completely dry otherwise they’ll rust (so keeping them in the bathroom is hard given it tends to be a moist environment).
- jstanley 7y agoNitpick: mild steel is awful for blades as is it is too soft and cannot be hardened. Most likely they are some sort of high-carbon steel.
- tomatocracy 7y agoSorry, yes you’re right! Carbon steel. I should add that you can buy stainless steel straight razors but they’re much harder to sharpen properly so I think not very popular.