The Blade Buddy

[Big Jim]

Has anyone tried The Blade Buddy?

I found an ad in an airline magazine for Blade Buddy and checked out their web site. It is sort of like stropping a blade. It supposedly realigns the blade to keep it like new. It is to be used on new or new new blades (it won't help worn-out blades). Before using the blade, apply a dab of lather on the face of The Blade Buddy and push the blade upward only about 20 times before each shave.

Anyone know if it really works?

 

[mblakele]

You might be interested in http://sharpologist.com/2011/07/video-how-to-extend-the-life-of-razor-blades.html for background material.

Strictly speaking, resharpening a disposable blade is impractical. Stropping cleans the edge, and maybe straightens it a bit. Even so it can be useful, and I find that jeans-stropping doubles the life of many blades. The reviews on amazon suggest that this gizmo works about that well, too. But jeans-stropping is free - so why buy a gizmo?