Thread: Blade Sharp Enough?

For daily shaves, the blade needs to be sharper than what you can shave with for multiple day growth.

Pabster

Originally Posted by Pabster

For daily shaves, the blade needs to be sharper than what you can shave with for multiple day growth.

Pabster

I agree with that. But I try to keep all my razors as sharp as I can get them.

Gentlemen,

Under such circumstances, I keep the lather slightly lighter and more watery than usual and shorten the strokes to near buffing. It seems to work.

I also agree that razors vary in degrees of sharpness, even if sharpened by such masters as Lynn. After all, I look at a straight razor as a living entity with its own temperament. Some days the blade feels sharper and some not, which is the way I feel.

My shave world includes a double edge razor, with Feather blades, and that must be the sharpest instrument on earth. Yet it is not so much that my double edge feels sharper than my straight; rather, it is the case of two different types of shave.

For one thing, straight razor shaving is more strategic, with more obstacles to conquer. More so, the straight is a work of art and it requires a master's hand.

I know I still have a long way to go to master the art of straight razor shaving, to touch the straight edge rainbow, but I will get there, someday, and realize that my straights often were as sharp as possible and that my hands had to learn to use them the best way possible.

Regards,

Obie