Apparatus for testing razor blades and method for same

An apparatus for testing a razor blade, the apparatus comprising:

• a base;
• a material support table supported by the base;
• a material sample disposed on the material support table;
• a transport carriage movably coupled with the base and movable with respect to the material support table between a start position and an end position, the transport carriage is slidably coupled with the base by a pair of rods;
• a blade retention assembly movably coupled with the transport carriage and movable with respect to the material support table between a blade-engaged position and a blade disengaged position, the blade retention assembly being movable together with the transport carriage between the start position and the end position;
• and
• a razor blade releasably attached to the blade retention assembly;
• wherein:
• the razor blade contacts the material sample when the blade retention assembly is in the blade-engaged position;
• and
• when the transport carriage is moved from the start position to the end position with the blade retention assembly in the blade-engaged position, the razor blade shaves a portion of the material sample.