Hi-res photos of DE blades

[ferroburak]

I would be happy to have some more explanation for the photos

 

[TheBigL]

here is the similar thread


Ron

...and another one elsewhere

I think this would be really useful for comparing blades with different names, suspected to be the same. Like store brand Personnas with different descriptions.

 

[moshulu]

I'm just not convinced that these photos tell you anything about the quality of the blade. So what if the Merkur edge is more jagged on such a tiny scale? For all anyone knows, that could make it cut BETTER!

My guess is that a microscope could be useful if you could photograph the blades from the FRONT (a "hair's-eye-view"). Then you could see how thin the edge was. Combined with the bevel distance, that would tell you something about how good a cutter (wedge) you have. But you would still need info about the hardness of the steel, so you could tell how quickly the edge would deteriorate.

 

[KenR]

How does the Iridium stack up against these?

 

[troy1979]

interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DonOhio]

Seeing inj. blades this close would be cool.

 

[HeWhoKnows]

i'm just not convinced that these photos tell you anything about the quality of the blade. So what if the merkur edge is more jagged on such a tiny scale? For all anyone knows, that could make it cut better!

My guess is that a microscope could be useful if you could photograph the blades from the front (a "hair's-eye-view"). Then you could see how thin the edge was. Combined with the bevel distance, that would tell you something about how good a cutter (wedge) you have. But you would still need info about the hardness of the steel, so you could tell how quickly the edge would deteriorate.

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