Does it make blades sharper..smoother? Make them last longer?
Wouldn't this process effectively dull the blade? Or does this process work best only on Feather blades?
Am I correct that this "Corking" is done with DE blades and not str8 razors??
-Robert
I imagine it does dull the blade slightly. It's done frequently with Feather blades, as some find them too sharp, and thus harsh to their face.
Correct, corking is not done with straight razors. The standard stropping of the straight on leather would take care of any roughness of the edge.
The short answer is "YES!" while the long, convoluted answer is... "YES!"Wouldn't this process effectively dull the blade?
While some people feel the need to 'cork' a DE blade in order to make the shave more comfortable, or the blade less aggressive, or whatever reason, I feel that corking a blade is entirely unnecessary as it intentionally dulls the blade and reduces the number of shaves you can get from that blade.