Shaver blade refills

[OuBallieParticipant @ouballie]

About two years ago I got well and truly peed off with the prices of said products so did a search to find a way to sharpen them at home.

I take no credit for the two methods other than saying they do work as I haven't bought new ones since I started using them.

Methods:

1) Rub the blades against a piece of Denim or similar, opposite to the opposite to normal direction of course.

Works the quickest on dull blades.

2) Ditto against body hair, arms and legs, and act like strops.

Geoff – Waiting in anticipation

[OuBallieParticipant @ouballie]

How to sharpen for free.

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

Here in the UK we have places like Lidl and you can buy a years supply for something like 4 quid

[pgk pgkParticipant @pgkpgk17461]

Posted by OuBallie on 20/11/2016 12:59:47:

About two years ago I got well and truly peed off with the prices of said products so did a search to find a way to sharpen them at home.

I take no credit for the two methods other than saying they do work as I haven't bought new ones since I started using them.

Methods:

1) Rub the blades against a piece of Denim or similar, opposite to the opposite to normal direction of course.

Works the quickest on dull blades.

2) Ditto against body hair, arms and legs, and act like strops.

Geoff – Waiting in anticipation

an interesting concept (unless you're trying to steal my typo of the year award?)

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Many years ago I knew a chap who had fled Hungary after the failure of the 1956 Uprising. The main thing he objected to about communism wasn't the ideology, it was that he couldn't get replacement razor blades.

He told me the best way to keep blades sharp was to stroke the edge the wrong way across a glass sheet a few times. This had to be done after every shave without fail. I was a smooth cheeked boy at the time. Although I'm sure it was good advice, I've never tried it.

Dave

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

I reccon this would suit Geoff – Its had 90 years of use, but still going strong – A bit like his Austin.
**LINK**

[pgk pgkParticipant @pgkpgk17461]

glass sharpener for those old 2-edge blades

[Gordon TarlingParticipant @gordontarling37126]

I thought that razor blades had to be put under a pyramid if you wanted them sharpened. Using my jeans as a strop sounds like a surefire way of inflicting some personal injury.

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Geoff,

Do you need to change your Avatar?

Rod

[Mike PooleParticipant @mikepoole82104]

Posted by Roderick Jenkins on 20/11/2016 15:10:29:

Geoff,

Do you need to change your Avatar?

Rod

Might need a tidy up for the Mankini

Mike

[OuBallieParticipant @ouballie]

NOT disappointed with the responses

I've seen a new advert for what looks like a stone or something similar, BUT I have better things to spend my money on when I can do the same for free

pgk pgk,

Wouldn't dream of doing so

Rod,

The beards stays put

Geoff – Long Johns time. Photo anyone?

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

[Martin WParticipant @martinw]

Neil

As the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood would say 'All the more to cut youself with'. I suppose you could use it as a super microtome to section pimples and bumps or a mandolin for super fine vegetables.

[Jeff DaymanParticipant @jeffdayman43397]

Posted by Gordon Tarling 1 on 20/11/2016 14:58:26:

I thought that razor blades had to be put under a pyramid if you wanted them sharpened.

Hi Gordon, maybe they do, in Egypt……

(sorry) JD

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Jeff Dayman on 25/11/2016 16:05:32:

Posted by Gordon Tarling 1 on 20/11/2016 14:58:26:

I thought that razor blades had to be put under a pyramid if you wanted them sharpened.

Hi Gordon, maybe they do, in Egypt……

(sorry) JD

It's getting them back out from underneath that is the problem. The Great Pyramid of Giza is thought to weigh 5.9 million tonnes.

[john swift 1Participant @johnswift1]

Hi Geoff

how about a razor made to re sharpen every morming

John

[jann westParticipant @jannwest71382]

Might also try drying them off properly after use, rather than air drying … see: https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/1e5gfl/lpt_if_you_want_to_extend_the_life_of_your/

Edited By jann west on 25/11/2016 18:33:17

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by john swift 1 on 25/11/2016 16:58:37:

Hi Geoff

how about a razor made to re sharpen every morming

John

I've got one of those, never used it, I reckon you need arms like Popeye to lift it

[the artfull-codgerParticipant @theartfull-codger]

45 yrs ago I bought a cut throat razor from our local tool merchants [kayes tools newport rd middlesbrough] a fantastic traditional engineers supply shop that served the local shipyards & engineers on teesside alas now gone, it was £3, 10 shillings, I've used it ever since, allthough I have a beard I still have to shave all round it!! I strop it each time & every 3-4 months a few strokes on an arkansas stone & off we go.

[norman valentineParticipant @normanvalentine78682]

Not quite a razor but I used to use surgical scalpels continuously in my work. When they got dull I used to strop them on the cardboard that I was cutting. It made a huge improvement in their sharpness but it only worked a couple of times before I had to replace the blade.

Edited By norman valentine on 25/11/2016 20:28:35

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Sharpening, or stropping the Rolls Razor acted as an alarm clock for everyone else in the house.

Still got mine, (given by my late father) but now depend on the local power station to shave me each morning.

Prevents me getting in a lather!

Howard

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