Thread: Will bad razor angle while shaving dull the blade ?

Originally Posted by Alembic

Onimaru,

I never would have thought that the shaving angle would contribute to an edge failure. Stropping and honing I understand. But it makes sense.

Thanks for pointing that out.

"Horses for courses". There are circumstances when a high angle may be needed or unavoidable but to do a full 3 pass shave at at a high, scraping angle would take its toll.