Quote Originally Posted by Fido View Post
As a newcomer to the world of straight shaving, I wonder if it is possible to have a blade that is too sharp for comfort for those with a sensitive skin? Or is there no such thing as too sharp in this sphere of shaving? And if there is such a thing is it just a question of laying off stropping until it settles down?
Let me put this to you. I am familiar with weepers from a Feather DE. I am also familiar with using a straight razor effectively as sharp ( Zowada razor) but not having the weepers. I really think there are degrees of smoothness to an edge rather than degrees of sharpness but maybe its just semantics.
It is possible to have an edge that is not smooth enough for sensitive skin & it is possible to use too much pressure but I can't see how stropping would make an edge uncomfortable unless it was done wrongly. I find stropping smoothes an edge off the stones not the opposite.