I have been trying to wrap my head around DE razor geometry regarding aggressive and mild razors.
I realize that there is a lot of emphasis on using blade gap to rate the aggressiveness or mildness of razors. Some razors even state their blade gap in the razors name. The razor lives in a three dimensional world, one dimension isn’t always going be accurate in grading the aggressiveness of the razor. If you use just blade gap measurement you can end up buying a boatload of razors in an attempt to find the razor with your desired aggressiveness. There must be a better way. Let’s use an example of automotive tires. Tires use a three-number measuring system. I have a tire with a measurement with of 215/65/15. The 215 (in millimeters) is the width the 65 is a aspect ratio it’s the percentage of the sidewall height. And 15 is the wheel size in inches. Is there a way we could use a measurement system similar to this for DE razors.
I was studying shavebythenumbers illustration. Safety Razor Parameters: Illustrated and Defined - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/wiki/Safety_Razor_Parameters:_Illustrated_and_Defined
There are about twelve different measurements listed with this illustration. A twelve number measuring system would be unwieldly. Is possible it could be narrowed down to three most critical measurements? Something like Blade Gap Blade, exposure/blade reveal and shave plane.
We could than say the Merkur 34C is a .71/1.41/6.53
This is just an example I really do not know what the most critical measurements are. Or are we just doomed to trial and error in finding the perfect razor.
I realize that there is a lot of emphasis on using blade gap to rate the aggressiveness or mildness of razors. Some razors even state their blade gap in the razors name. The razor lives in a three dimensional world, one dimension isn’t always going be accurate in grading the aggressiveness of the razor. If you use just blade gap measurement you can end up buying a boatload of razors in an attempt to find the razor with your desired aggressiveness. There must be a better way. Let’s use an example of automotive tires. Tires use a three-number measuring system. I have a tire with a measurement with of 215/65/15. The 215 (in millimeters) is the width the 65 is a aspect ratio it’s the percentage of the sidewall height. And 15 is the wheel size in inches. Is there a way we could use a measurement system similar to this for DE razors.
I was studying shavebythenumbers illustration. Safety Razor Parameters: Illustrated and Defined - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/wiki/Safety_Razor_Parameters:_Illustrated_and_Defined
There are about twelve different measurements listed with this illustration. A twelve number measuring system would be unwieldly. Is possible it could be narrowed down to three most critical measurements? Something like Blade Gap Blade, exposure/blade reveal and shave plane.
We could than say the Merkur 34C is a .71/1.41/6.53
This is just an example I really do not know what the most critical measurements are. Or are we just doomed to trial and error in finding the perfect razor.