Quote Originally Posted by Euclid440 View Post
Doubt the style of grind, smiling or straight has anything to do with cutting yourself. If anything, a smiler would be less likely to cut you, as it is an automatic scything cut of the beard.

It is either shaving technique or more likely a chipped or rolled edge. It can take a bit of technique to properly strop a smiling razor, depending on the amount of “smile.

Yup, easier/faster/cheaper to grind a straight edge
You're right of course. I used one again an hour ago, mostly because I wanted an excuse to try out my new Rocky Mountain after shave balm and beard oil

Anyway, I used it again and concentrated on how I was shaving.

It seems I tend to use the toe end most of the time because I can put it where I want it without the rest of the blade being in the way which seems to be the case if I use the centre.

I probably do the same with a straight blade to so I guess I better watch that.

So because I use the toe to shave I scratch myself, simple and pretty stupid really.

Incidentally, I got a jewellers loupe today ( 30x 60 x) and used it on all my blades to try it out. I don't think any of them are rolled but the edges are huge! Or that could be the loupe

Steve