Hey there,

I have started to try my second shave ready straight and have noticed it seems to shave quite differently to my first razor. It got my thinking about the impact that the grind has on the behaviour of the razor.

The second razor seems a lot more vocal if that makes any sense, more noise when stropping, louder when it is cutting whiskers etc. It also seems to be more sensitive to the blade angle. Too shallow and it barely seems to cut at all and too steep an angle and you know about it straight away. It definitely feels like you are at risk of a cut. Get it right though and it just mows down the whiskers and feels very smooth.

My first razor seems less sensitive to the angle in this regard. It doesn't make as much noise and feels like you have more margin for error. However I can't say I ever feel like I hit the "perfect" angle where the razor just wipes the whiskers away. I have had my closest straight shaves with this razor but I have also used it a lot more often too.

Is there physical differences in razors that can account for these different feels or is it just noob technique variations? Are some grinds more forgiving and some grinds more demanding of correct technique?

Cheers
SYD