Chances are you’ve heard of double edge razors. They win accolades and airy fairy titles that have folks oohing and aahing over them. But have you heard of their slimmer brethren—the single edge razor ...

Finding the right knife steel for any given application, from chef’s tools to surgical knives to shaving heads, comes down to balancing out performance requirements. The three main areas of ...

Engineers have studied the simple act of shaving up close, observing how a razor blade can be damaged as it cuts human hair -- a material that is 50 times softer than the blade itself. They found that ...