Gem SS PFTE Blades - On Average, How Many Shaves?

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I don't know how much difference it actually makes but I always flip the blade to the opposite side from what I used last time. So as with the Gem blades they say gem on one side of the spine and have some numbers on the opposite side. I do shaves 1,3,5,7 with Gem facing up and 2,4,6,8 with the numbers facing up. I read a long time ago that this was a good practice because when you shave the blade edge get slightly deformed. Flipping the blade every shave makes it bend back the opposite way and supposedly makes the blade last longer. Again I don't know how effective it really is but I seem to get a few more good shave per blade when I do it. I average 8 to 11 shaves per blade.

So your the one that started this blade flipping stuff this time. . As some might know I put this in the league of blooming soaps and bowl lathering. Just saying,  Useless.

The only way to correct a roll in the blade is to moce the blade edge in the opposite direction with a strop or a steel. Even if you flip the blade you are still pulling the blade in the same direction so any roll of the blade will get worse.

So your the one that started this blade flipping stuff this time. . As some might know I put this in the league of blooming soaps and bowl lathering. Just saying,  Useless.

The only way to correct a roll in the blade is to moce the blade edge in the opposite direction with a strop or a steel. Even if you flip the blade you are still pulling the blade in the same direction so any roll of the blade will get worse.

If you roll the edge of a coated blade you throw it away.

Like I said it's something that I read a long time ago and I'm not sure it really matters it just became a habit.