With stubear on this, it's mostly preference.

There's a lot of talk about "sharp" and "smooth", especially with blades being finalized on a CrOx-strop considered giving a smoother shave. Some people (gssixgun comes to mind most notably ) have only one thing in mind: ultrasharpness. I think "smooth" doesn't mean "not sharp", and I think there's a SIGNIFICANT amount of misunderstanding on the subject (hence the quotes in my post ).

As long as a razor shaves pleasantly, I'm happy. Depends on the edge quality and the way it's polished, plus technique. Sprinkle it with a dose of personal preference, and you've got a complex multi-variable equation, often with a big set of solutions.