Originally Posted by
bluesman7
Reading the honing and stropping threads, it is noticed how many people have difficulty learning how to maintain straight razors. Now consider that the people who are trying to learn these skills today are all interested in learning them. If everyone HAD to learn these skills I would expect the level frustration to be much higher, and I imagine that many just suffered through shaving with what we would consider dull or sub standard edges. So I can see why a factory sharpened replaceable blade would be a welcome product.