Re: Dull Razors

[James McLean <mclean@GENESEO.EDU>]

> > It could be just to get even for all those times my mom told me that if
> > I use her sewing scissors to cut paper that it would dull them.
>
> that one i always have believed.  paper is harder to cut than most fabrics.
> more wear against the cutting edges, i supposed.
My understanding was that most paper has a significant clay content.
You're not cutting through wood fiber, you're cutting through gravel.

--
Dr. James McLean                     phone: (716) 245-5897
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy       FAX:   (716) 245-5288
SUNY Geneseo                         email: mclean@geneseo.edu
1 College Circle
Geneseo, NY  14454-1401