Thread: My razor is too sharp???? I like a duller edge??

Originally Posted by cotdt

If the razor is too sharp and seems to catch onto every bump on the skin, you can use more layers of tape during honing and aim for an 17°-18° degree bevel. I prefer 14° degrees though, which is typical of many vintage razors.

Are you sure you measured the width of the blade by measuring from the edge to the honing mark on the spine? The reason I ask is that I have never measured a vintage razor with an angle that low, not if I was careful to measure only at the honing marks - only if I measure the blade width from edge to back of spine did I get an angle that low. But it is the relationship between the honing marks that tells us what the honing angle is.