Quote Originally Posted by kenneyty View Post
"Shave Ready" also depends greatly on where you bought the blade. It very well may not be sharp enough. If it can't cut any hair above your arm (that is mid-hair, not near the skin) you're probably not sharp enough.
I got the blade from The Invisible Edge site, which seems well recommended on this forum.

I just tried the arm hair thing and it didn't cut, just pushed the hair aside. But shaving the arm on the skin works well, well enough for me to think the blade is pretty sharp, and it's my face technique that is lacking