On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:45:40 -0500, cavelamb
wrote:

Joseph Gwinn wrote:
In article , (dan)
wrote:

What's that Lassie? You say that fell down the
old rec.crafts.metalworking mine and will die if we don't mount a
rescue by Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:14:32 -0700 (PDT):

Is there some abrasive in my beard?
Is the water corroding the edge?

I've heard that if you dry them after use they last longer. I shake
out my mach3 and prop it on edge. Seems to last longer.

I find this to be true.

I wash the blade out with hot water, dry it by smacking against the heel of my
palm, and store blades up, so water will pull away from the vulnerable edge.
This greatly extends the lifetime of the razor, which implies that corrosion of
the edge is the key issue.

As for Gillette, I suspect that they are herding their users. Each year, the
blades get a little worse - they are cutting costs and performance by omitting
steps one by one, to convince you to move to the latest and greatest.

Joe Gwinn

I gave my double edged hande to a girlfriend who (was smarter than me?)
wanted it.

And found they can't be bought any more.

Anybody got a spare???


I think you can still buy them in here Thailand. At least every barber
shop has the blades - they break them in half and put them in a
"straight razor" sort of handle to shave around you ears.

The AIDS scare had at least one benefit - I now get shaved with a new
blade :-)

John B.