I'd been reading about the mild nature of the classic Gillette shavers and a thought struck me - "Has the standard for razor blade thickness decreased of the the years?"
They certainly seem narrower than I remember. It seems natural that blade makers would reduce the thickness of blades for a couple of reasons. The first being that it would save on material costs, and given that the major producers are turning out better than a billion blades a year, the savings might be substantial. The second is that it may make for a narrower, and consequently sharper, blade.
The downside of course is that it it would in effect decrease the gap of a given razor, so a vintage razor using a modern blade would give a milder shave than originally designed for.
They certainly seem narrower than I remember. It seems natural that blade makers would reduce the thickness of blades for a couple of reasons. The first being that it would save on material costs, and given that the major producers are turning out better than a billion blades a year, the savings might be substantial. The second is that it may make for a narrower, and consequently sharper, blade.
The downside of course is that it it would in effect decrease the gap of a given razor, so a vintage razor using a modern blade would give a milder shave than originally designed for.