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HomeAwayFromHone@sub.wetshaving.social 2 months ago
Excellent, Just wait, the next shaves will likely be even better–I find the first shave on these blades is often a bit harsh by comparison. Luckily they last longer than DE blades so I don’t have to endure it very often. Palm-stropping new ones (carefully!) also helps a fair bit.
Keep an eye out for a Micromatic Clog-pruf. They’re my favourite Gem razor and still give good feedback but not quite so loud. Plus the twist-to-open mechanism is cool wegianwetshaving.com/…/the-patent-for-the-gem-mic…
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
Do you ever strop dull gem blades? Is that a thing?
walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 months ago
Stropping the new blade would only serve to knock down some of the coating that’s added to the edge… PTFE and whatever else. Once it’s dull, stropping won’t really make it sharper. Stainless steel is harder than carbon steel, which is what all old blades were made of (and a lot of new straight razors). When you see strops for gem blades, wedge blades, and whatever else used to be sold, it’s because of the carbon steel.
Hope that makes sense.