The Mystery of the Razor Blade

[sgreenstreet]

From Modern Mechanix, 1932:

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mystery-of-the-razor-blade/

 

[Doofry]

Thanks, have bookmarked it to read later, it's looking good though!

 

[crfcom]

Great article. Thanks for posting it. Unfortunate that we don't know what blade they were testing when they say rust did more damage to the edge than anything else. The corrosion-resistance of a blue steel blade and a stainless-steel blade and a stainless-steel blade with a platinum coat on the edge, would all have significant differences is rust-resistance.

 

[Radium]

Thanks! great and interesting reading.

 

[chilliman64]

nice info - there's a topic on here somewhere about stropping that covers some of this info, certainly makes you think a bit about the mechanics of shaving.

 

[American1911]

Very interesting but keep in mind it is demystifying razors of the 1930's era.