Entertaining Possibilities of New Razor Design

It's been a number of years since I first started this thread. I now believe the greatest future innovations will come from blades, rather than razors. From cutting edge advancements in new blade materials such as synthetic sapphire, to modern ceramic coatings developed for the firearms industry.

I doubt we will ever see (tungsten) Personna 74's again, but we might see something similar someday.

 

I didn't. But I think I discussed it in the shake sharp thread. As for a prototype, it might exist, though I don't know where to start looking for one.

Edit: to be honest, I'm not even sure if that was a workable design or a pipe dream. The one thing I don't see on that design are stops to keep the SE blade from moving forward, though the top cap might put enough pressure on it to keep it from moving. It's too bad there are no records left to explain why he decided not to pursue a dual use blade design.

 

Most likely, since Friel is an uncommon name, and the time is about right too.

I understand the concept now. That man was brilliant. You can see the hooks clearly in figure 5 and 6. I assumed they were only for the DE blade placement, but they also hooked under the spine of the SE blade, holding the blade in place.

Cooper and G.E. Jones both developed better razors than Gillette, in my opinion. Even the U.K. Gillette branch made better razors than Gillette.

As for your challenge...I'd have to agree with you. I've yet to see any manufacturer make a better razor than the old Gillette designs. Even Wolfman, which is considered the nom plus ultra of three piece razors, is only a customized copy of the humble British flat bottomed Gillette tech.

I expect that someday someone will produce a razor that will beat your challenge. Maybe the Janus Toggle, if they ever get it off the ground.
https://www.janusrazors.com