>From everything we know about planes, as a general rule, a nice hefty/stiff
iron with a very sharp edge is desired.  As a result, one would think a thin
little razor blade would not work well for anything other than the thinest
of shaving operations.  I do have a little tool that I kept from back in my
automotive days that uses a common single edge razor blade that come in
handy from time to time.  It's original purpose was as a gasket scraper.
More acurately, it would be used in a low angle paring position to cut the
remaining gasket and/or adhesive from a machined surface.  With a fresh
blade it excelled at this operation.  In woodworking, I occasionally find it
usefule as well.  It can b effective for essentially planing a run in a
finish or some dust bumps in a finish, if used carefully.  Also, held in the
positon of a scraper, it makes a handy little detail scraper for gettinginto
tight spots.

Doc

John Holladay
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On Jul 24, 2011 8:54 AM, "James Thompson"  wrote:
> I sent that before I clicked on the link to Lee Valley, where they do sell
the blades.
>
> On Jul 24, 2011, at 6:49 AM, James Thompson wrote:
>
>> Yes, I also have one of those. I haven't been able to find any double
edge razor blades so I can try it though. Are there still double edge blades
being made?
>>
>>
>> On Jul 24, 2011, at 12:28 AM, John Junkroski wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Jul 20, 2011, at 11:00 AM, Bill Taggert wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't know anyone who would advocate
>>>> trying to plane a board with a razor blade.
>>>
>>> I'm almost sure that somewhere in my coll..... barn/shop/rural slum
there is a tiny plane, commercially made, painted bright red if memory
serves, which I found at a farm/yard/garage sale for a dime.
>>>
>>> It appears to be designed to use a double-edge shaving blade.
>>> Long live KIng Gillette .
>>
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