1. Startseite
  2. Vorwort
  3. Aufbau des Rasiermessers
  4. blade points
  5. razor identification
  6. the edge
  7. grinds
  8. grinds, why
  9. sharpening introduction
  10. stones
  11. strops
  12. using stones, introduction
  13. blade - stone geometry
  14. first stroke on stone
  15. last stroke on stone
  16. using the strop, introduction
  17. first stroke on strop
  18. last stroke on strop
  19. preparation for shave
  20. numbered shaving paths
  21. face, right side
  22. face, left side
  23. chin
  24. coup de maitre
  25. throat
  26. second over
  27. Vorwort zu den Archiven
  28. La pogonotomia I
  29. La pogonotomia II
  30. La pogonotomia III
  31. La pogonotomia IV
  32. the razor I
  33. the razor II
  34. the razor III
  35. the razor IV
  36. the razor V
  37. the razor VI
  38. Quellen, Impressum
  39. summary
  40. guestbook

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     ©1998-2003 Arthur E. Boon

     Deutsche Übersetzung:
     ©2003 Stefan P. Wolf



























































































The Razor I

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About the book

"Das Rasiermesser" (The razor) has been written in 1939 and was published by Der Messerschmied Verlag. It goes into detail about production techniques, geometry, and it also addresses the increasing competition with safety razors and electric shavers.

Introduction

The razor was originally made of bronze, later iron, and now precious steel. The form is not important for the result. When treated well, it has an almost unlimited life, and the cutting ability can last for years. It is the best tool to shave with, but the care for the edge requires some knowledge and skills which can be learned easily. For the user, the only additional tool will be the strop, and sometimes a fine hone.

The new generation of shaving tools that arrived since the beginning of the 20th century were neither better, nor easier to use than the straight razor. However, the propaganda machine made people overlook the imperfections of the new inventions. At the same time knowledge about how to use the straight razor was vanishing.

On the right and below is a scheme of how razors were forged.


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