DE stuff on How It's Made!

[thatguy1807]

Hey everyone, I was checking to see what the new How It's Made for Friday is and its going to have "traditional razor blades" and "butterfly safety razor's". I guess they meant DE blades and TTO razors. It comes on Discovery Science channel at 9:00 pm eastern 8:00 central, I can't wait!!

[stevek7603]

Thanks for the heads up. DVR is set.

[PozzSka]

Cool!

[captp]

Hey everyone, I was checking to see what the new How It's Made for Friday is and its going to have "traditional razor blades" and "butterfly safety razor's". I guess they meant DE blades and TTO razors. It comes on Discovery Science channel at 9:00 pm eastern 8:00 central, I can't wait!!

As a kid in the 50-60s I remember them being called butterfly razors. I never heard TTO until I hit the shaving boards.

[probesport]

Thanks for the heads up. DVR is set.

+1 :thumbup1:

[Alucard73]

Awesome!

[demaro]

Awesome !! I will be watching !!

[Act Appalled]

Good catch. Thanks for the heads up.

[Eastex]

:thumbup1:

[Dalejr]

Very cool, hopefully a lot of people watch it... I wonder where they filmed???

[drews50]

Yes, thanks. I've programmed it in.

[BrianK]

For those of us in the hinterlands, anyway to post it?

TIA

[JohnnyDemonic]

Don't have that channel... :glare: Wonder if it will make its way to YouTube.

[jsj_297]

Got my DVR set....Im such a nerd.:001_cool:

[Gone Gray]

Missed that one, but the DVR is set for the re-run on Friday. Thanks for letting us know.

[Michael6533]

Missed that one, but the DVR is set for the re-run on Friday. Thanks for letting us know.


My DVR is set for the re-run on Friday also.:thumbup:

[Edvinoo]

If it's on friday there it should air here in hmmmmmm around 2014, could someone remind me to catch it then....:)

I will have to catch it on youtube,...

[chongyixiong]

Any good samaritan would upload it to Youtube?

Non-US people might then have a go at it..

[Marine Dad]

Thanks ! DVR is ready. :thumbup:

[Legion]

I don't suppose anyone could you-tube it so we can watch it outside the US?

[global_dev]

I don't suppose anyone could you-tube it so we can watch it outside the US?

i have it set-up and if i can i'll post a link

[Edvinoo]

i have it set-up and if i can i'll post a link

That would be great. Hope you can post it...

[zamanakhan]

I don't suppose anyone could you-tube it so we can watch it outside the US?



++++111110000000!!!!!

i spent this morning watching other episodes... searched for it on youtube didnt find nething:tongue_sm

[inspiringK]

i have it set-up and if i can i'll post a link

Please someone, a link or something. The rest of us would love to see it. :thumbup:

[maxman]

I've got one for straights.
I'm still looking for the DE stuff.

Here on Discovery's website (http://science.discovery.com/videos/how-its-made-straight-razor.html)

[inspiringK]

I've got one for straights.
I'm still looking for the DE stuff.
Here on Discovery's website (http://science.discovery.com/videos/how-its-made-straight-razor.html)

Thanks for the link.
So if ever I want to fix a problem on a straight razor, or see some imperfections, just take a mini-sledge to it! :w00t:
Wonder if this technique will also fix me a sandwich?

[probesport]

Well, using a mini-sledge to get someone to make you a sandwich may land you in jail - or at the very least a night on the couch :w00t:

[Greyfox]

Thanks for the heads up.:thumbup1:

[AACJ]

Tonight at 8:00 PM Central Time, 9:00 PM Eastern on Discovery Science or Science HD on Fios

How It's Made: Traditional Razor Blades and Butterfly Safety Razors.

[kehern]

:w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

Could anyone also upload to youtube after it airs?

[MaritimeFanatic]

Yes please! Somebody take pity on the us schlubs who don't have cable!

[insomniac]

Looks like they are going to Merkur for the razors, and Croma for the blades.

[shanman]

Cool, each Merkur Vision took 20 minutes each to be assembled by hand!

[insomniac]

Well, now a future GreekGuy will know how to re-assemble a Vision!

[Aerogt01]

Dang. . . I missed it by literally 5 minutes. I turned the TV on an they were just putting that piece of beauty in the case.

Time to search Youtube!

[mattface]

I really wanna see this! Sure hope someone youtubes it!

[Newmexican]

Thanks for the heads up. Been waiting to see if razor blades would come up on this show. Got it marked to watch.

[insomniac]

Dang. . . I missed it by literally 5 minutes. I turned the TV on an they were just putting that piece of beauty in the case.

Time to search Youtube!

It should repeat in three hours. :thumbup1:

[thatguy1807]

So who watched it, I was happy they went to Merkur. Its nice to see how our razors and blades are made. I hope alot of people outside of our hobby watched and found out there are other options out there besides what's available at the grocery store or wherever.

[Telecaster52]

yeah it's on the tv schedule at midnight est :thumbup1:

[retiredguns]

Just watched it (Got it on the DVR). Pretty cool but not nearly enough content to satisfy the average forumite!

[jsj_297]

yeahhh! I dvr'd it!!! :thumbup1::lol::thumbup1:

[hbc07]

it was pretty interesting to watch

[insomniac]

As for the rest of the episode... someone likes a lot of mayo on their BLT :001_rolle

[drews50]

I was surprised by the amount of manual labor that went into the assembly of the razor.

Enjoyed the segment on making of the blades.

[Alucard73]

I watched it, very interesting. The guy who was demonstrating does not know how to use a DE. He would have gotten a nice respectable cut if he had had a blade in that razor.

[jkittle]

Its time to fire up the DVR and see if I managed to score it... I programemd it, but you never know with these things lol :)

[Aerogt01]

It should repeat in three hours. :thumbup1:

Nice! Three hours on the dot! Now let's hope I remember it tomorrow. You know, it is a Friday night :sneaky2:

[Quintar]

I've got one for straights.
I'm still looking for the DE stuff.

Here on Discovery's website (http://science.discovery.com/videos/how-its-made-straight-razor.html)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ACJrAI3SxM
this one shows the full 5 minutes for the straight razors...

i don't think anyone's put up the DE one yet since it just aired a few hours ago

[xillion]

This is the company shown during the de blade manufacturing segment.

http://www.feintechnik.com/index.php/en/products/croma-double-edge-blades

[shrubble]

Howdy!

I really hope I'm not like the 14th guy posting this, but here goes anyway:

"How It's Made" is one of my favorite shows, and last night the ULTIMATE episode came on. In addition to hand made duck calls and Duke's Mayo, they showed both DE razor blades, AND the mighty Merkur Futur being produced, from scratch!!!

Talk about your razor porn!

The blades were "Croma", although I would guess that it was Merkur that's actually producing them. They also briefly showed what looked like a cheap DE razor that's produced under the "Croma" name, it looked like a good cheapy, I may pick one up and report.

The Futur was shown in all of it's glory, from the zinc-injection molds to the aluminium handle boring, to the final assembly and adjustment. Personally I wish they would have done a progress or something, but I'll take what I can get!

Keep an eye out for this episode, it's good stuff!

Sorry if this is a repost.

-Tom

[dmalcolm]

Wonderful! No if I could figure when it's on DTV. Perhaps Google will provide the answer. Thanks.

Update. It will be rebroadcast Sunday the 17th at 3am on DTV.

[YetiDave]

Do you have a series number/episode number for this? I'd like to downl... uhmmmmm, find it on television somewhere :001_rolle

[shrubble]

Do you have a series number/episode number for this? I'd like to downl... uhmmmmm, find it on television somewhere :001_rolle

The DVR didn't capture any info like that, I can tell you this though, I DVR'ed it on The Science Channel, on Friday. 4/15/11, at 9PM EST.

I also checked On Demand, it's not there right now. The on-demand shows always list the episode numbers.

Good luck in your search, if you find it, please share!

-Tom

EDIT: Also, I think I should say that I'm using Verizon FIOS.

[shrubble]

Wonderful! No if I could figure when it's on DTV. Perhaps Google will provide the answer. Thanks.

Update. It will be rebroadcast Sunday the 17th at 3am on DTV.

Strong work! :a34:

There you have it!

[mike72]

Cool!!

[ldphillips]

Season 10/episode 3

[oversaturn]

A litlle googling got me to this page: http://science.discovery.com/fansites/howitsmade/episode-guide/episode-guide.html

The answer is Episode 3 of Season 10.

EDIT: According to this page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_How_It%27s_Made_episodes#Series_17:_2011-Present), the numeration is slightly different... It will be Episode 3 of season 17

[Eddieb208]

Actually, it was a Merkur Vision (Big Bertha) and not the Futur being assembled.



Howdy!

I really hope I'm not like the 14th guy posting this, but here goes anyway:

"How It's Made" is one of my favorite shows, and last night the ULTIMATE episode came on. In addition to hand made duck calls and Duke's Mayo, they showed both DE razor blades, AND the mighty Merkur Futur being produced, from scratch!!!

Talk about your razor porn!

The blades were "Croma", although I would guess that it was Merkur that's actually producing them. They also briefly showed what looked like a cheap DE razor that's produced under the "Croma" name, it looked like a good cheapy, I may pick one up and report.

The Futur was shown in all of it's glory, from the zinc-injection molds to the aluminium handle boring, to the final assembly and adjustment. Personally I wish they would have done a progress or something, but I'll take what I can get!

Keep an eye out for this episode, it's good stuff!

Sorry if this is a repost.

-Tom

[captp]

Howdy!

I really hope I'm not like the 14th guy posting this, but here goes anyway:


The blades were "Croma", although I would guess that it was Merkur that's actually producing them.

-Tom

Only the 2nd thread, I think.

Merkur is a subsidiary of Dovo, the straight razor manufacturer. Croma is made by Feintechnik. Both German but different companies.

[Hex]

Dag nab it !!!

I flipped over to it when they were making the duck calls, had no interest and drifted away.

What a maroon.

[awol]

We caught just the tail end of it. But will set the DVR for the next one.

[Froggy]

Great episode! I would have never guessed there were that many steps in making a DE blade.

[shrubble]

Actually, it was a Merkur Vision (Big Bertha) and not the Futur being assembled.

Sorry about that, I don't own either and always get them confused!

[shrubble]

Great episode! I would have never guessed there were that many steps in making a DE blade.

That amazed the heck out of me also! Metallurgy always fascinates me... I think it's cool that you can completely change the properties of a material by careful application of heat and sub-zero coldness.

I couldn't believe how hands-on it is, and how often people actually look at them to make sure they're ok.

[AACJ]

I merged all the threads about this show into one BIG one!!

[global_dev]

i watched it just now, i'll strip out the callers and mayonnaise and post the relevant blades and merkur parts

[Quetzal]

I was hoping it might have been on Youtube but I didn't see it. I did find a segment from the show on making Dovo straights which may be of interest though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ACJrAI3SxM

[FL shaver]

I stayed up for the midnight re-airing of the episode and made it through duck calls. I dozed off, but in the save of the week, the wife nudged me when the DE stuff came on! She does love me!

[retiredguns]

I uploaded the segment to Youtube. It's a tape of the TV screen so not too great but watchable.

a4gTs_FRORE

[Quetzal]

I uploaded the segment to Youtube. It's a tape of the TV screen so not too great but watchable.

a4gTs_FRORE


Thanks for posting it. :thumbup:

[Ozgun]

I uploaded the segment to Youtube. It's a tape of the TV screen so not too great but watchable.

a4gTs_FRORE

I love you:thumbup::thumbup:

[Doug_in_NNY]

This is a great post. The video is well worth ten minutes of anyone's time. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[Ozgun]

That blade packaging machine is psycho. :scared:

Its unbelievable how it can wrap the blades that fast and accurate without damaging their edges.

ahh if I just had one of those machines..:001_rolle

[Sledgehammer39]

I uploaded the segment to Youtube. It's a tape of the TV screen so not too great but watchable.

a4gTs_FRORE

Thaks for the video. The guy at the end of the video looked a little scared using the DE. :lol:

[global_dev]

Since it's already posted i won't duplicate unless someone wants the DL from my tivo. Which may be in HD.I can't remember.

[EucrisBoy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4gTs_FRORE

[kehern]

Since it's already posted i won't duplicate unless someone wants the DL from my tivo. Which may be in HD.I can't remember.

If it's a direct rip, please. The other video is very nice, but it is a video recording of the tv. An upload directly from the tivo would be very nice!

(But thank you to retiredguns regardless!)

[retiredguns]

If it's a direct rip, please. The other video is very nice, but it is a video recording of the tv. An upload directly from the tivo would be very nice!

(But thank you to retiredguns regardless!)

I could take it off my DVR directly to PC for a great cut if there is a real need.

[BrianK]

Thanks for posting that. Interesting!

[hamzie]

I know there was a thread but i cant find it anymore

anyways its on youtube now

can someone embed.. i dont know how to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4gTs_FRORE&feature=feedf

[PerfectAngle]

Very cool. Good documentary footage. Also helps to explain why the Merkur Vision costs as much as it does. Lots of parts and manual assembly steps.

[Arnoud]

Thanks for posting that, I espescially liked the part about the blades.
If you see how many they produce, it makes you wonder how many manufacturerers there actually are left.

[Arnoud]

Very cool. Good documentary footage. Also helps to explain why the Merkur Vision costs as much as it does. Lots of parts and assembly steps.
And a lot of manual work going into them! Even the most expensive machine is cheaper than an employee.

[global_dev]

a4gTs_FRORE

[AACJ]

Merged another associated thread.

[Edvinoo]

I loved wathing this, as mentioned before I had no idea that there was so much hand on work involved.

[sigthorson]

That was pretty cool. Thanks for posting that.

[chongyixiong]

Thanks for the guy who recorded the video..
Would love to keep a HD version of it though. :P

Well worth 10 minutes of my time!

[global_dev]

i'll see about posting it the tivo rip...just saw its not from an hd channel. still want the rip?

[global_dev]

8t9nrl4klks

there might be some tivo xfer issues with the current file. don't know why though...

i take a look later at why there is skipping...

if someone can tell me when it will be replayed, i rip the HD and see what happens.

[Prince]

Just watched this last night. Great to see how blades and a Vison razor were made. :thumbup1:

[sleekandsmooth]

sweet...that will be interesting!

[rajagra]

Interesting. Thanks. :thumbup1: