Article: How to sharpen a safety razor blade
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Add an extra 7 or 8 close, comfortable shaves to your safety razor blade simply by keeping a blade sharpening leather honing pad in your wash bag.
As we know, regular use of a safety razor helps prevent razor burn and exfoliates your skin by removing superfluous skin cells, promoting healthy skin.
So, why not extend the longevity, cleanliness and sharpness of your razor blade and at the same time, save a little cash and be even more eco-friendly!
Shave as usual until the blade starts to feel dull. You may experience razor 'tugging' at this point, to alert that the blade has reached the end of its usefulness.
Follow these steps to sharpen your safety razor blade:
- Ensure your blade is screwed tightly in the razor head.
- Position your safety razor at the bottom of the honing pad, tilt razor up to around 35o so blade touches leather.
- Push razor up to top of the honing pad, lift and return to bottom (do NOT drag blade back over leather).
- Repeat up to 5 times.
- Flip the razor 180o and repeat so both edges have been sharpened.
- NOTE! The leather pad may be either dry or wet. You will achieve the same result either way.
With regular sharpening, we estimate that you will at least triple the usefulness of each of your double edge razor blades
Razor Blade Sharpener
Also known as a honing pad, these are perfect for sharpening cartridge razor blades or double edge razor blades.
Description
This item cannot be ordered individually for delivery to EUROPEAN destinations due to high fixed administration costs when dispatched from the UK.
Orders received of this nature will be refunded in full.
Our small traditional leather strops (also known as honing pads) are designed to sharpen double edge razor blades and Gillette razor cartridges. Sharpening with your honing pad either before or after shaving extends the longevity of blades by up to five times.
Use of a razor sharpening strop reduces your demand for plastic razor cartridges and double edge safety razor blades. This, naturally lowers ongoing shaving costs and is of huge benefit to the environment.
Learn how to sharpen your razor.
Handmade in UK from thick vegetable tanned leather, bonded to a sustainably sourced wood base.
Dimensions: 100mm x 45mm x 12mm.
Note: HONING PAD ONLY as purchase does NOT include razor.
Handcrafted for Wilde & Harte by STROPT.
Offer!
Our compact size honing pad sharpens every type of multi-blade razor cartridge and double edge safety razor blade.
Purchase any Wilde & Harte razor with a razor blade sharpener today and use the code 'sharp' at checkout to receive your sharpener for FREE!
(Note: razor AND sharpener must be added to cart)
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