Thread: Straight Razor's single greatest advantage over DE's or modern day disposables?

Originally Posted by Gammaray

My experience is that the SUPERS are too sharp to shave with as quickly as a hand sharpened SR. I would certainly not recommend them for any newbie - what a blood bath. I am much more relaxed with my SR than when I am using my Japanese style Feather SR with a brand new SUPER installed. I have great respect for that blade. I have also used Feather scalpels and have the privilege of using an electron microscope to confirm that these are the sharpest blades you will ever bring to your face. It takes almost a threefold increase in magnification to see the edge when compared to any straight that I have seen personally or the ones on this forum (with micron magnification noted). Nevertheless, I cannot argue with your anecdotal experience, which may indeed differ from my own.

Your post may not have been intended to come across as prickish as it does, but try not to use dismissive language when someone disagrees with your assertions that one with experience would certainly agree with you. As much as I disagree with Glen about many of his posts regarding science and especially engineers, he raises the useful question of where your supposed knowledge is justifiably translated into absolute statements of "too sharp" and the assertion that everyone agrees. I found the Supers to be a great forgiving shave, and they rescued my Feather from the bin (well, probably bst forum...) when I thought the standard Pro blades were unpleasant to use.

Referring to my personal opinion as "anecdotal" is a well-known rhetorical strategy to disparage opinions as "poor evidence" (even when sidestepping the word evidence) Your statements are not evidence and I was not bringing forward, nor claiming to bring forward evidence. Saying you play with SEM does not turn your "too sharp" statement into fact, nor does it count as evidence that could discredit someone's "anecdotal experience".