until now i didnt knew that such a thing like a Razor Blade Sharpener even exists 😁

@TheFabrik

11 күн бұрын

Me neither !!! 😅

@manuela_kral4983

11 күн бұрын

And it's so simple and ingenious!

@arturgajek550

11 күн бұрын

Me too 😂

@bdryan33

10 күн бұрын

Mind blown

@martincraig2013

10 күн бұрын

​@TheFabrik Curious on how you figured it out? Can't imagine typing in small blue box with pull string worked 😅.

Back when nothing was disposable. What a triumph! Thank you for sharing this!

@dcolb121

10 күн бұрын

Yes. Can you just imagine how many modern disposable razors get discarded everyday worldwide?

@MJFallout

10 күн бұрын

Nonsense though. The razor blades shown here are meant to be disposed and replaced. In fact these Gillette blades and razors are often shown as the archetype and the very beginning of the business model of convincing consumers to keep buying replacement parts, the 'Razor and blades model', a model that, to this day, is responsible for short product lifespans and unnecessary waste the whole world over. The fact that Siemens made a little doohickey to re-sharpen them a few times doesn't change the fact that these are disposable blades, not meant to last longer than a few months, at best.

@PH4RX

9 күн бұрын

There are no "non disposable" things. Stuff simply degrades. Sure, you can fix, mend and repair them a few times (which is often a few times more than modern stuff) but you aren’t restoring them.

@secularnevrosis

8 күн бұрын

@@PH4RX I started using an old shaving knife and razor a couple of years ago. Works totally fine as long as you keep things sharp. Haven't bought anything in regards to shaving, except foam since then. It just works and works. Then you sharpen things and continue.

@PH4RX

8 күн бұрын

@@secularnevrosis They do but the process of sharpening takes away material. So eventually you have to replace it. It's just the nature of things.

The loop was so you could hang it off of the side of your bathroom mirror/medicine cabinet or somewhere similar. You would put the blade in, leave it hooked up, grab the other end of the cord, and just move it back and forth along the cord that you and the medicine cabinet were now holding steady. Bonus knowledge, if you have ever noticed a small slit/slot on the back of medicine cabinets, this was for you to slide your old, used, rusty razors through. They would then fall between the layers of the bathroom wall and the room next to it. We found more than a few walls filled with rusty razor blades when doing remodels. Just like under some fire places is a grate that opens up, like in my grandparents house. This dumps into an ash holding room, some often had no access, just like the wall where people dumped their used up razor blades.

@petternorman6192

10 күн бұрын

Yes, and the hook was probably doriginally designed for the predecessor of this sharpener. The leader strap that was used to sharpen razor knives.

@wyw876

8 күн бұрын

@@petternorman6192 Aha! I think you've cracked the line of thinking for the inventor of this contraption, it's a mechanical strop for those who grew up in the days before throwaway safety razor blades, and were used to stroppping blades for continued use!

@LTCDRRAZOR

8 күн бұрын

@@petternorman6192 I would bet you are correct

@MickeyMousePark

6 күн бұрын

@@wyw876 the way i think it was used was the loop was on a hook you held the other end then slide the box back and forth like stropping as opposed of pulling the string back and forth..

highly valuable tool for the discerning gentlemen looking to maintain his sleek appearance in a post-apocalyptic world where razor blades would be scarce

@apb3251

10 күн бұрын

Or for ww2 as it was also known

@wills5482

9 күн бұрын

You could also use a fixed blade razor, not that hard to sharpen

@edwardscott3262

8 күн бұрын

Why would a discerning gentleman use disposable razors? You know humans have been shaving for literally thousands of years before someone invented disposable razors right? Straight razors were used by the upper class. Because back then labor was cheap and it was easy to hire an entire house full of servants. You can even shave with a knife if you know how to sharpen it.

I'm nearly 60 this year, digital is truly amazing but analogue will ever be the mother of invention for me and the sheer beauty of function.

@TheFabrik

10 күн бұрын

I can’t agree more 😉

Does anyone else find this relaxing and satisfying? I appreciate this creator.

@TheFabrik

9 күн бұрын

I do !! 😉 Thank you very much ;)

I'm not sure what's more amazing: the restoration of the device or the device itself. Either way, thank you for bringing this to our attention.

@TheFabrik

10 күн бұрын

Thank you ! Glad to share it with you 🙌

This is from those times when blades were not thrown away, but sharpened. Things were not thrown away, bought and immediately thrown away again, but repaired, remade and used again.

@NJP-Supremacist

10 күн бұрын

the times that hard working White people created

@sac3528

9 күн бұрын

No it isn't. Of all the things you could have possibly picked, you couldn't have found a more wrong example than this. These are disposable razor blades. They're meant to be used and thrown away. They replaced straight razors, which were meant to be sharpened and used over and over again. You know how printers are cheap and ink is expensive? That's called the razor blade model. No prizes for guessing why. These safety razor blades were one of the earliest products in the "use it once and throw it away" trend that we're living in today. This is where it all started, and it was *wildly* successful.

@NJP-Supremacist

9 күн бұрын

@@sac3528 successful or not, it shouldn't have gone in that direction

@user-ir5qj6bp9k

9 күн бұрын

@@sac3528 Sorry, but you may not have watched the video carefully. The item shown there is not a cassette for storing blades. This is a machine for sharpening these very blades. And it was clearly made before the adoption of the theory of stimulating demand due to the transition to the production of one-time things. And if you think that this theory is optimal marketing, then I must upset you. It's more of a crazy living of resources. Crazy and meaningless. Although it gives a momentary increase in profits.

@user-ve3fz3bm7z

9 күн бұрын

@@user-ir5qj6bp9k na dude, these "sharpeners" were a curiosity even back when they were made

Tento brousek na žiletky vidím poprvé. Zajímavý kousek historie. Díky za video. Pavel 🇨🇿

@TheFabrik

10 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot Pavel 😌🙏

They really did used to fix everything back then.

Вот уж не думал, что на свете есть такие вещи !

@TheFabrik

11 күн бұрын

Me neither !!

I watched my grandfather use the inside of a drinking glass to sharpen his razor blade before lathering up with old spice out of a mug. I have his soap and lathering brush... its worth nothing to anyone else , but when i hold it , i have that picture of me and my grandfather when i was a child in my head... good memories... thanks for the memory

@TheFabrik

5 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot 🙏 So touching to bring the memories back 😌🙌

@copee2960

5 күн бұрын

Remember my grandfather sharpening his razors on sheets of newspapers ...I think the paper was a bit rougher back then...he'd swipe the razor across the paper till the print became blurred ha ha.

@jamesglode7171

5 күн бұрын

@@copee2960 Thats cool... good to know another method... Thanx Never heard of that... butt , we used to crumple the newspaper up and use it for no#2 when camping.... i'm sure glad our newspapers weren't that rough. L8R SK8R

As a proud owner of a safety razor, I need one of these. I know blades are cheap, really I do, but every cents count... Brilliant work on this restoration though mate!

@MelodicTurtleMetal

10 күн бұрын

I have a feeling one of these would cost as much as 200-300 feather blades, probably 3-4x more for cheaper blades. Over a lifetime of use i'd be shocked if this saved me more than $80 after buying this. Maybe i could sharpen then once, but they'll begin rusting before being used a third time

@Fyr365

10 күн бұрын

@@MelodicTurtleMetal I suppose, though if you were off the grid for a long time (not my case mind) it might come in handy, it's a case by case basis I recon.

@sundarAKintelart

9 күн бұрын

@@Fyr365 .. True... I wonder if the present day blades, mostly made of some finer stainless steel can be sharpened this way. The older days blades were made of steel. Alloys evolved so much so is the manufacturing. But still a good idea to own one.

@Fyr365

9 күн бұрын

​@@sundarAKintelart Only one way to find out is to try it I suppose.

@aj383

8 күн бұрын

I can only get about two shaves out of any razor, whether it's a disposable Bic, older safety razor or a Gillette 5 blade monstrosity. I shake too much for a straight razor, so something like this might have kept me shaving regularly.

Whatever type of object you restore, I really like the results. You are very genius.

@TheFabrik

10 күн бұрын

Thank you !! I’m glad you liked it 😌🙏

What fun, the restoration of another interesting object.

Wunderschöne Restauration👍👍👍👍❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹🌸🌸🌸mega toll.

Admirable el ingenio, me imagino el fabricante de hojas de afeitar la bronca que debía tener a este aparatito, realmente muy interesante, gracias por subirlo !!!

Beautiful work as always! I have never seen a blade sharpener like that before so this was very interesting to watch the restoration of it. Thanks for sharing it and it was great to watch.

Wow! My Grandad used the old razor blades, never knew there was a sharpener, he would of loved that. Beautiful work, thank you

@TheFabrik

8 күн бұрын

Thank you ! Glad to bring the memories back 🙌

All your videos are spectacular, the quality, the photography, the shots, in addition to that, your techniques and restoration work are beautiful and perfect. Thank you very much for sharing such high quality content, I send you a big hug from southern Argentina.

@TheFabrik

11 күн бұрын

Muchas gracias ! I’m glad you appreciated it 😌🙏

Very good

"And remember, tomatoes are disgusting".

@sachinmeher8252

4 күн бұрын

Then don't look at the mirror 😂😂

@asmongoldsmouth9839

4 күн бұрын

​@@sachinmeher8252 What???

That is a pretty ingenious little device 😄👍

Добрый вечер. Ни одна мелочь не осталась без внимания мастера! Смотрю и восхищаюсь. БРАВО 👏

@TheFabrik

5 күн бұрын

Thank you !! 😌🙏

First time seeing this style sharpener, pretty cool.

Amazing restoration looks beautiful well done 👍

впечатлило. не думал, что бывали устройства для заточки опасных лезвий. спасибо за видео.

@TheFabrik

11 күн бұрын

Thank you !! Glad you liked it 😌🙏

@user-dy7tj8op5j

8 күн бұрын

Это безопасное лезвие, я видел советское устройство для заточки

Nice work and beautiful

Enjoying a blast from the past. My granddad had one of those. 👌👌

Clever little device and sweet restore. One thing, not sure if it makes a difference, but you didn't put the cord back the way it was originally. It went over the guide then under the gear, you have it under the guide now. Probably would change the tension. Easy fix if you wanted to try it the other way to see if it works better or not.

@winnerscreed6767

10 күн бұрын

I didn't think it looked the same as before.

@TheFabrik

10 күн бұрын

I tried as it was before… Less effective. Also the teeth and the rotative gears were not is the correct position. I guess the previous owner missed the point 😉👍

What a nifty device!

Your skill and care makes this old engineer smile and nod in appreciation and approval.

@TheFabrik

8 күн бұрын

Thank you so much 😌👍

Attention. You placed two of the four "sharpening stones" differently from before. They were arranged with one side pointing up and outwards, and the other pointing up and inwards. Great job, mate.

pretty dang cool. great job

This was one of my favorite toys in my grandfather's home.

That was unique. Nicely done. 👍

What a perfect restoration of a vintage blade sharpener! Thanks for sharing!

I have one that I bought in the 1980s that sharpens modern razors. It’s basically a small, glass plate in an enclosure, and works well.

Mind blowing... never imagined such a device existed. Awesome work.

That is really neat

Beautiful!!!

Fantastically good video.The closeups of electrolysis are neat,just all the filming was top-notch.Also the powder painting process and the rivet repair,WELL just the whole process.This to me is what a award winning video looks like.thank you,I'm looking forward to any others you may have.

C est très beau.merci

@TheFabrik

11 күн бұрын

Avec plaisir 😊

This is the best razor blade sharpener I have seen. This was a great restoration.

@TheFabrik

8 күн бұрын

Hey thank you very much 🙌 I’m glad you liked it 😉🙌

What ingenious gadgets ❤ lovely restoration

Loving restoration, a true artist! I am sure that the device is now in far better condition than it was out from the factory. Luxurious finishes, is a little gem now.

@TheFabrik

2 күн бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏

🟦…Concise restoration, ...Well DONE!

Take it from a man who, while on Active Duty had a five o'clock shadow by two o'clock. The finest blades come from Germany and Japan. Period. I sure could've used this sharpener while out to sea for seven months at a time. Cool video.

The filming and editing of your videos is really good. 👍🏼

My father had exactly the same model ❤ Thx mate for bringing back some memories 😊

@TheFabrik

8 күн бұрын

My pleasure 🙌 Glad to bring the memories back 😌🙏

I love that moment when the powder coating melts to shiny paint ✌🏻🎨☕️

@TheFabrik

8 күн бұрын

Me too ! 😁

Tout ce soin et cette délicatesse, toujours aussi agréable à regarder !

@TheFabrik

11 күн бұрын

Oh merci beaucoup !

Excellent! Thanks!

Wow, what a restoration, amazing, hat's off, what a patient's,so many equipment, so many chemicals, amazing process.And,a beautiful demonstration after assembling the razor sharping unit.

@TheFabrik

7 күн бұрын

Thank you very much ! Glad you appreciated it 🙌

Wow I really enjoyed this video. I have never seen a contraption like that. Such a clever design, and you did an amazing job with the refurbishment. 👏

@TheFabrik

10 күн бұрын

Thank you so much, a pleasure to share 😌🙌

Amazing down to every single detail of this job

That is one of the coolest things I have seen in a while. Good Job.

Always amazing to watch your work and how long forgotten things start to live again👍🏻

What a genius invention!

I really love looking at your restorations, but even more i like the editing of your videos, small subtil things like the truck with the sand on.

@TheFabrik

10 күн бұрын

Thank you very much 😌 My pleasure to share 🙌

This piece is unbelievable, first time seeing something like this

A real rarity! Well found and well restored!

I just started shaving with safety razors and something like this would be awesome! To bad they probably don’t make them anymore

Now I am 68 years old.I was watching my Dad using this blade sharpner in 1960.Thanks for your video.

@TheFabrik

8 күн бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏 Glad to bring the memories back 😌🙌

*Well, I have learned something today, by watching this video. 🙂 I never knew that there was a Razor blade sharpener, as I always thought, that once the blade was dull or didn't do it's job of shaving of the hair on a face. That the blade was always thrown away into the rubbish bin. So Thank you so much for this wonderful video🙂.*

Very good❤

Great job and a fantastic little gadget

Omg I never new a thing like that was around. That razor was SUPER sharp after you sharpened it. WOW !!!!!

I was waiting at the end of the video to see how "The Fabrik" would get himself a good shave 😂.

@TheFabrik

11 күн бұрын

I wish I could !!! I don’t have a lot of hair unfortunately 🤣

Bravoooo maestro odlično uradjen posao najbolji si.Veliki pozdrav od Mileta iz Bosne.

One of the few restoration videos I’ve seen where there was no fake dirt, rust and corrosion put on the item before restoration. Nice job on a very interesting item.

@TheFabrik

7 күн бұрын

Thank you very much ! 🙌

Gut gemacht 🙌

Really nice video work both in technique and composition. You’re doing great things and it’s highly appreciated!

@TheFabrik

10 күн бұрын

Thank you ! Glad you appreciated it 😌🙏

Dude that thing came out AMAZING!!!

Geez, that was down right fascinating! good restore, thank you for keeping the color close to what it was before. Now I have to find one.

@TheFabrik

10 күн бұрын

Thank you !!! 🙏

Cool. I can't wait to make a BLT sammich!

simplemente hermosa restauracion , gracias

Best design,Fine workmanship, best restore.

This is a beautiful piece of equipment. Nice job

The stones are assembled reversed of what they were before disassembly. Nice work. Looks good. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.

@TheFabrik

9 күн бұрын

Thank you !! The previous owner must have disassembled it then he missed the point :) it was impossible to adjust the blade. I just put everything back in place ;)

So, many tools for restoration amazing.People, like you keep antique peaces alive, to see for next generation.Great keep it up.

My grandfather has one of that!!!!!

Fascinating on the restoration and the operation of the device. It would have been more convincing as to how effective it sharpened if the blade had been dull and not new.

Fantastic restoration, love your videos

They need to make these still. Would be cool to find one

for every task the perfect tool. i m loving it.

I had one of those as a toy when I was a kid, and I had absolutely no idea what they were for. I think so imagined it to be some sort of super computer or similar.

I visited a garage sale some years back where there was a large box full of a Bakerlite version of this sharpener complete with an instruction sheet. I bought one just as a novelty, and still have it😊

@TheFabrik

5 күн бұрын

Wow cool ! I didn’t know such a tool existed 🤷‍♂️😅

Fantastic work. The attention to detail is remarkable. You sir are a true artist and this blade sharpener is an amazing piece of kit from the past. Who would have thought of this?

@TheFabrik

11 күн бұрын

Thank you !! 😉👍

I bought my first safety razor back in the 60's and carried it with me through my military years. I've tried the BIC razor and numerous others but when I want to look my best my old safety razor is still the best. Now trying to buy blades is becoming harder to find. If that razor blade sharpener would have been found easily way back then I would have had one but blade were readily available and cheap. Nice job on the restoration.

@TheFabrik

10 күн бұрын

Thank you very much 😌🙏

Mesmerising! I reeaally liked watching that vid Mr. The Fabrik. Thank you for sharing 🙏. 😎

@TheFabrik

9 күн бұрын

Thank you !! 😌🙌

Fascinating, as usual! Nice work 👍🏻👏🏻👌🏻

For a long time I couldn’t understand what it was until you put the blade down. thanks for the good work)) cool stuff)) (Я долго не могла понять, что это такое, пока вы не положили лезвие. спасибо за хорошую работу )) классная штука )) )

@TheFabrik

11 күн бұрын

Thank you very much 🙌 Glad you appreciated it 😌🙏

I still use the old style double edge safety razors and blades. When the blades get too dull to shave with I break them into two halves and use each half as a gasket scraper when I have to do repairs on my car. I never realized that there was ever a sharpener for them. That's pretty cool.

Very efficient and effective tool

Quel beau résultat pour cet objet qui a dû bien servir à l'époque ! Bravo ! C'est toujours le même plaisir de découvrir vos videos

@TheFabrik

8 күн бұрын

Merci beaucoup ! Un objet rare qui se perd peu à peu… 😘

Huh, never even knew these existed- guess that I learned something today... Regardless, damn fine work on the restoration!

i've never seen such a thing and I had to watch until the very end to understand how it sould work... Thanks for the discovery. (and fantastic restoration and camera work and macro shots and the such ;) ) (nice travelling at 1:50)

@TheFabrik

8 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot Damien. I’m not very young ;) But I didn’t know such a tool existed 🤷‍♂️

This was so mesmerizing to watch.

Stunning result !!