How to Sharpen and Reuse Your Razor Blades for Years

How to Sharpen and Reuse Your Razor Blades for Years. This will sharpen your multi-blade razor and save you money. This shaving tip will make your razor blade last much longer than expected. I have been using the same razor blade for months. Get a clean shave by resharpening your disposable razor blade by running it backwards on blue jeans or any other material that is similar.

[@sarachilenge8932]

Your dog is absolutely adorable! Great video :)

[@richardtaylor9871]

I really appreciate your nice words. Sorry for the delayed response.

[@frankdiscussion2069]

i've been using the same cartridge since 1978 using this method

[@stressfreediet8835]

Great for you! You are saving a Ton of money. Thanks for the comment.

[@r.d.ramirez9157]

Cartridges were around in 1978?

[@Larry]

I'm surprised more people don't clean their blades, I mean if you never bothered washing kitchen knives, they'd soon become useless after a few goes.

[@richardtaylor9871]

Great thought.

[@torguy5763]

Ive been using my same blade for 3 solid years now, and it cuts perfect, I dont even do this though, I just blow on it a few times, I think the trick is to just take off the excess water which dulls the blade, because hairs cannot do damage to Stainless Steel, also once a year I put it in alcohol to kill the bacteria.

[@richardtaylor9871]

You are right. It is the water that dulls the blade.

[@manuelalmendarez2232]

Thats an interesting point.i thought thst saws were made of stainless steel n they get dull but then again,they are going up against hard material.but how does water dull the razor?

[@torguy5763]

@@manuelalmendarez2232 Well water corrodes metal over time, that's why when you put water on metal it starts to quickly rust. If you Google it you will get more of a scientific break down, something about oxygen I think.

[@bamdamian]

this guy traveled back in time to upload this

[@akbarbukhari]

will this work on double edge disposable and triple blades

[@richardtaylor9871]

Yes, it actually works even better because there is more blade exposed to be sharpened. Thank you for asking.

[@willw2253]

Oh y'all are actually here for reusing blades?

[@richardtaylor9871]

Yes. My razor blades used to only last about 10 days. By drying them off that last more than a month or more.

[@BoundInChains]

Lily! :)

[@JohnDolan-y7y]

Switch to DE and save even more!

[@richardtaylor9871]

Thanks for the comment. What is DE?

[@JohnDolan-y7y]

@@richardtaylor9871 Double Edge, aka safety razor. You can sharpen those blades using a glass and get weeks or months out a .25¢ blade. Smoother shaves, less irritation. Baby bottom smooth shaves. What are you still using those cartridges for?

[@richardtaylor9871]

@@JohnDolan-y7y I have thought about those. Will give them a try when I run out of the cartridges. How do you sharpen them on a glass, and what brand do you recommend. Thanks

[@JohnDolan-y7y]

@@richardtaylor9871 start watching shaving videos on KZbin . There are hundreds and hundreds of brands and sharpness levels with the blades. One that works for me will not work for you, it's very subjective. I have been shaving with DE for over 3 years now and can use really sharp blades. It can be cheaper than cartridges unless you really get into as a hobby. I have 6 different razors, dozens of aftershaves and balms ,50 different soaps and 100 different by blades to try with 12 favorites i rotate thru. All told I have spent thousands of dollars on product and razors over the last few years. I have turned a chore into a pleasurable experience. Start by watching these 3 people's videos: Geofatboy at shavenation, kensurfs videos and Matt at Razor Emporium. There are a lot of others I have watched. Hundreds over the last few years. You learn a lot than they get boring! I mostly use adjustable razors, Gillette blades, tallow based soaps, horse hair brushes and old fashioned, traditional scent aftershaves. Have fun! I like what Geofatboy says: "Have a great shave, have a great day!".

[@minionyellow9950]

Yeah, but for me carbon steel blades are more suitable for being sharpened than regular stainless steel blades, but they lose softness in their edges.