What Think You Of Corking Blades ?

Why not add palm stropping to your poll?  You opened the door, may as well let all the varmints in, no?

It has been so long since I saw a reference to that I had forgotten people do that with DE blades. I have to agree with keto , if I want a sharp blade I'll grab a Feather, or a Wizamet. If I want a more 'forgiving' blade a Derby or a Red Personna. As for hand stropping, I've nicked up a few strops with straight razors in my day, I'll not risk the palm of my hand, or my forearm. Blades are relatively cheap, when I've used one three times it's time to toss it in the bin. 

Find the corking doesn’t dull the blade as it is dragged along the edge from shoulder to shoulder but rather it aligns the edge, mitigating imperfections and micro burrs.

Never for DE blades. I would just pick different blades.
Sometimes for Artist club blades that will be used 10 times, but that 1st shave is harsh

Gillette gave the answer over 50 yrs. ago, but some people will always choose to ignore historical & scientific fact for anecdotal myth.


https://damnfineshave.com/thread-corking...ht=corking

See post #3 in the link.

Why cork blades? If a blade needs corking to work well, that means it probably isn't a good blade for you. Why not identify the blades that work best on each and every shave, without have to fuss around with them?

That being said, my goal in shaving is to get a great shave each morning and get on with my day. For those who like to jump through hoops getting shaving products to work, then corking might be the thing for them. There is nothing wrong with that, by the way. The same goes for blooming soaps. I just don't have the patience for those things, especially when there are many alternatives that work right from the get go.

I palm strop my blades.

I may never cork a blade again, but...
if I do, I know it won't be a blade with glue dots

I may want to cork a Feather before I shave with it sometime in the future.

Voted "Other".
I know corcking is a way to make faster the stainless steel (arsh, IMHO) blade more comfortable.
But those blade is a nice choice is you have long beard, when more hair grabbing is good.

I'm a daily shaver, so I do not use uncoated DE blades.
On coated blades, corcking is a waste!!

I prefer SE guarded AC blades.
On those, corcking is a sacrilege.

+1 for palm stropping, it makes an enormous difference for me