How did I dull my blade?

[August45th]

I went to shave this morning like I normally do and got through prep, stropping, and shaving the right side of my face ok. When I went to shave the left side of my face the 1/4 of the blade closest to the tip was dull and would barely shave at all. I use more of that portion of the blade on the left side of my face than the right and my upper lip had more than the usual stubble left over. This leads me to believe that I dulled it stropping (either post-shave last time, or pre-shave this time) or when I ran a few laps on my newly acquired pasted balsa.

I haven't had this problem before and to notice mid-shave was very odd. Is my strop-dulling assumption reasonable? Is there something I might be missing that could have done this? Thanks in advance for any comments/tips.

Tim

 

[global_dev]

could be technique. i often notice that my technique differs based on which hand I am shaving with and it isn't consistent. perhaps it's an angle technique, that you exerted too much pressure on the tip on one side (scraping?) and it just wasn't there anymore for the next side.

a bevel is V so i would think the edge is good for both sides of your face if it's good.

 

[lukam]

You could have dulled it by stropping if you performed 200 wrong passes, so I doubt it. Most likely it's the balsa, the pastes can be pretty aggressive and can dull the edge with only few wrong passes.

 

[BakerAndBadger]

Maybe the edge was rolled on that part of the blade when stropping?

 

[August45th]

My best guess is the balsa since its the only thing thats changed in the last few months.

 

[HLS]

My best guess is the balsa since its the only thing thats changed in the last few months.

I agree. Have to take it easy when using the pasted stuff.

 

[Mike H]

Maybe your wife used it to open a package?

 

[BakerAndBadger]

Maybe your wife used it to open a package?

Ooooh now that's gotta hurt. I can just imagine the scene...
Wife: Hi Honey, did you have a nice day at work?
Mr : yes dear, rather busy but fulfilling. How was your day?
Wife: Super, the postman dropped off my new shoes that I ordered online. Had a real job cutting the tape on the package, I couldn't find the scissors anywhere so I borrowed your new knife - the one you use to scrape your chin with. Cut through the tape like a hot knife through butter.
Mr: you bleeping did what with my bleeping razor? Do you realise how much bleeping time Tim Zowada spent on that bleeping blade and how bleeping much it bleeping well cost me?
Wife: but dear, you already have 10/20/30/40/50 others (delete as appropriate). So do you like my new shoes?

 

[August45th]

Ooooh now that's gotta hurt. I can just imagine the scene...
Wife: Hi Honey, did you have a nice day at work?
Mr : yes dear, rather busy but fulfilling. How was your day?
Wife: Super, the postman dropped off my new shoes that I ordered online. Had a real job cutting the tape on the package, I couldn't find the scissors anywhere so I borrowed your new knife - the one you use to scrape your chin with. Cut through the tape like a hot knife through butter.
Mr: you bleeping did what with my bleeping razor? Do you realise how much bleeping time Tim Zowada spent on that bleeping blade and how bleeping much it bleeping well cost me?
Wife: but dear, you already have 10/20/30/40/50 others (delete as appropriate). So do you like my new shoes?

Haha, I am very glad this wasn't the case (hopefully ). The girlfriend knows the effort it takes to keep them sharp, and better yet, I gave her one of the Gold Dollar's that I wasn't going to mess to use as a sharp knife.