08-20-2020, 11:16 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-20-2020, 11:18 AM by Mike Brubacher.)
That's not a bad idea Brian and particularly in view of the fact that we have enough safety razor ammunition on hand here to last several lifetimes. When I was first considering venturing into this business I was perusing the straight razor forums and saw the term "harsh" used to describe a bad shave. The term interested me because I had no concept of what a "harsh" shave was. Since then, my understanding is that a harsh shave is delivered when the edge either loses (or never had) a polished finish. It's sort of like polished vs. toothy in knife edges. Both may be sharp but they perform differently in different tasks. I wonder if you are describing a "harsh" shave as well in your experiences. Could be due to coating loss or perhaps some chipping of the edge, through use, has occurred and maybe both.