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01-07-2010, 05:33 AM #3
Barbers have to use disposable straight razor blades by law, and I suspect that is what was used by your barber. (Some barbers, I've heard, will use a true straight brought to them by the customer.) These disposable straight razor blades are extremely sharp. Whether they are sharper than the edge right off the hones of an expert honemeister, I'll leave for others to argue. But, definitely these disposables are sharper than the blades we SRPers use day in and day out.
If you have been on SRP long, you know there is a controversy whether a blade can be too sharp. I belong to the camp that thinks blades can be too sharp for the optimal shave.
In your case, with an extremely sharp blade, in that sensitive location, I am not surprised at all that you developed razor burn. And, I would not be surprised at all if your neck tolerated a less sharp straight razor blade quite well.
Less sharp, but still quite sharp. Shave ready sharp.
Don't be afraid to try straights.