Thread: Razor burn from coti edge!?

I'm a little befuddled I bought a razor "shave ready" on a coticule from a reputable seller. I have shaved with this razor before and never felt it was quite ready so... Today I honed a razor and I'll go through my progression so you'll understand why I'm so confused..

Bevel set on King 1k dry like usual.

50 x strokes on a Duro coarse
50 x strokes on the fine side
25 x strokes pike ezy edge

sticky tpt so off I went... Not very many strokes on the hone for using barber hones.. The edge wasn't fully refined...

I shaved left side of face with coticule edge, right with barber hone.


I was left with some nasty razor burn on my left neck and cheek, and minuscule amount on the right only in one area with a slightly pulling ATG. (Quarter sized)

The coticule edge left me with razor burn... Vs a unrefined 5 minute pre shave hone that has lots of room for improvement...

not cool...

In my case I find razor burn more closely related to pressure used than the edge itself. Perhaps if it was not sharp enough you were using extra pressure?

It's the right side for me but that's caused by the angle of the razor. it's difficult to get the angle of the blade right and if i'm using a very light razor or extra hollow ground blade it makes it worse.

Razor burn for me is usually where ever my new shaving venture area has brought me. This week I got a real nasty one under neath my chin and my left lower jaw area. I think it was more skill and tech along with the pressure I used in those unfamiliar areas. The razor was definitely sharp I just got it back from Bobs razors. I use to get it on my cheeks real bad until I got my razors sharpened and used no pressure in those areas.