a modern strop for a cartridge razor?

[bearbeard]

the principal was derived from a leather strop for straight razors....I wonder if it works. I happened to be watching tv at 3am and this was a commercial that I saw:

http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/sab_ontv.html

[mastermute]

the principal was derived from a leather strop for straight razors....I wonder if it works. I happened to be watching tv at 3am and this was a commercial that I saw:

http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2008/01/14/ruse-your-razor-blades/

They always advertise the good stuff @ 3am :p

I saw it first somewhere here on TSD a few weeks back and I have no doubt it would work. Having seen what stropping can do for a DE blade and a straight, I'm sure this does too.

[bearbeard]

watch the video that they have.....they show a real straight being stropped on the leather and then when the barber is shaving the victim he is using a replaceable blade straight razor. :eek: oh the trickery!!!

[TOB9595]

I saw that on tv. I think it would work. Depending on how well it's made...Seems reasonable
Tom

[mastermute]

oh the trickery!!!

You mean advertisments bend the truth? :rofl

[IsaacRN]

I had seen this as well. It had me at hello :P

[TOB9595]

I'll bet that there was nobody who knew how to hone a str8
Tom

[IsaacRN]

I'll bet that there was nobody who knew how to hone a str8
Tom


Nobody where and when?

[TOB9595]

Nobody that was involved in the making of the commercial was proficient in the sharpening of a str8. That's why they used a presharpened "shave ready" razor

[D.irving79]

running it up your hand after shaving would probably produce better results over that POS.

[JayKay]

I dont think theres enough blade exposure on a multi blade cartridge razor to actually sharpen them. And the fact that a blade must be stropped on both sides. Either way, I saw it at walgreens in the "crap on sale that sucks" isle.