is there a top and bottom to the blade?

[SetSail]

I never see this addressed so I assume not, but its been bugging me and I thought I would ask.

Just got my razor and when I went to put the blade on it, I couldn't tell if there is a top or a bottom. Does it matter which side I put on the razor?

I didn't have any problems and I assume it does not matter.

 

[JeffOlson]

No.

However, my OCD sometimes requires me to line up the writing on the blade and the writing on the top pieces of my Feather AS-D1...

 

[Copierguy]

No.

However, my OCD sometimes requires me to line up the writing on the blade and the writing on the top pieces of my Feather AS-D1...

+1...... I make sure the cap, blade and bottom plate writing is all oriented the same and have convinced myself it shaves better also..

 

[SetSail]

oh man! don't give me more ideas, I'm already too obsessed

thanks!

 

[santamariasteve]

To answer the question in one word: No[/SIZE]

 

[SEnSE]

There's always a top & bottom. However, it doesn't matter which is which.

 

[jbradley]

Yes, the top is pointed up and the bottom is pointed down!!

 

[Bill R]

To answer the question in one word: No

I agree, that says it all.

 

[Shaggy-Ken]

Is this like the sound of one hand clapping??

 

[Shaggy-Ken]

I've found that the bottom of my blade tends to be the one that gets loaded into my gillette first.. it also happens to be the one facing the ground at that time as well..

But on a serious note.. I've heard that some people do like to rotate the blade per shave to try and even out the dulling of the blade..

 

[kf4tqj]

Most of the blades that I use have a few glue or wax dots on one side. On a TTO razor I put that towards the bottom. Otherwise it tends to hole the silo doors down when trying to open it. No need to make the mechanism in my older Super Speeds work any harder than necessary. I'd hate to wear one out. On a 3 piece razor like my Fatip, Merkur or EJ I put the glue side towards the bottom. If the blade wants to stick I'd rather remove it from the bottom than the loose top. Just seems safer to me. But in a word, NO. As far as shaving with it it makes no difference.
Great Shaves my friend.

 

[celestino]

Yes, the top is pointed up and the bottom is pointed down!!

+1 Hee hee.

 

[velocityboy]

No......YMMV.

 

[SetSail]

well, I got made fun of... but I'm glad I asked still. Would have hated to find out my assumption was wrong a year after being in this hobby.

 

[punekari]

On a similar but unrelated idea, the Derby Extra razor blades I"ve used have the numbers 1, 2 on a side and 3,4 on the other side. I"m not sure what the purpose of this is but it suggests that even the manufacturers want us to flip the blades and to keep track of which side is up and down. Maybe this prolongs the numbers of shaves you can get out of each blade? I"ve tried flipping them between each shave but haven't noticed much of a difference. I need to look at some other blades as well!

 

[SetSail]

On a similar but unrelated idea, the Derby Extra razor blades I"ve used have the numbers 1, 2 on a side and 3,4 on the other side. I"m not sure what the purpose of this is but it suggests that even the manufacturers want us to flip the blades and to keep track of which side is up and down. Maybe this prolongs the numbers of shaves you can get out of each blade? I"ve tried flipping them between each shave but haven't noticed much of a difference. I need to look at some other blades as well!

Yeah - Derby is the blade I'm experimenting with right now & I noticed those number too--- which just lead more to the need to ask.

 

[Tummers09]

Most of the blades that I use have a few glue or wax dots on one side. On a TTO razor I put that towards the bottom. Otherwise it tends to hole the silo doors down when trying to open it. No need to make the mechanism in my older Super Speeds work any harder than necessary. I'd hate to wear one out. On a 3 piece razor like my Fatip, Merkur or EJ I put the glue side towards the bottom.

So, you put the glue on the bottom then, either way?

 

[Copierguy]

On a similar but unrelated idea, the Derby Extra razor blades I"ve used have the numbers 1, 2 on a side and 3,4 on the other side. I"m not sure what the purpose of this is but it suggests that even the manufacturers want us to flip the blades and to keep track of which side is up and down. Maybe this prolongs the numbers of shaves you can get out of each blade? I"ve tried flipping them between each shave but haven't noticed much of a difference. I need to look at some other blades as well!

I believe I've read that those numbers are meant for manufacturing quality control, to tell one edge from another.

 

[jkingrph]

Yes, the top is pointed up and the bottom is pointed down!!

Or like ex pres Clinton when he said define "is", define up or down!

 

[Go West Young Man]

As long as you don't get Inside and Outside mixed up, you're going to be ok.