I've read around about the barber's notch. I've seen different opinions about its original function. Nobody seems to know for sure.

I got a barber's notch razor not long ago that turned out to be sharpened in the area from the edge up to the notch. I discovered this by slicing my cheek with the toe of the razor--the part between the edge and the notch.

So, I have a question: is this area supposed to be sharpened? And if it is supposed to be sharpened, how is it supposed to be used?

For the one I got, I dulled the area from the edge to the notch. That was a deep cut.

Joe