Thread: First two SE shaves done :(

i think we're on the same page now. let me just say for the record, and people can take it up if they like, that in my experience, poor technique, or lack of diligence to those three items we've all been referring to, leads to two things:

with a sharp blade: cuts.

with a dull blade: a non-smooth, non-close shave, which could, but not necessarily must, lead to irritation.

that was why i said what i said. i figured, even if we trust his honing, the blade was somehow dulled. from what everyone says, the guy who honed it is some kind of demigod or something, so i don't doubt it was ever sharp at all, just that something has happened (probably just some kind of wierd fluke) and resulted in sec shaving with a dull edge.

just a bit of speculation, but since tony's edges are SO sharp, doesn't that mean they are actually thinner, more delicate edges that would be easier to kill with shoddy handling or technique?