Side edges on double edge safety razor blades

[doctordial]

I was talking to a man that works in the same building that I work in and he wised up and got a double edge safety razor and said he likes it better than the multiple blades and also said that the multiple razors cost to much for the amount of blades you get and that he was tired of how the made his neck look and feel. He said he got a smooth shave with less passes. Now he said the sides that stick out were used to trim your mustache. I never knew or that the edges were used to trim the mustache or that they were sharp enough to do so. Is this true? I've never tried it.

 

[elverdiblanco]

He is either really dumb or pulling your leg.

 

[Haggises]

What elver said.

 

[dcobranchi]

I've never tried it.

Don't if you value your skin. The side edges aren't sharpened.

 

[doctordial]

They don't feel sharp enough to shave to me. I agree wth elverdiblanco too.

 

[oldbluelight]

Pay him back with your own leg pull. The alignment holes in the middle of the blade will allow you to imitate bird calls by placing the blade vertical between your teeth and lips and blowing through it. With a little practice you can even use it as a duck call.

 

[mhdena]

That's why I like my Feather and Futur, the side edges are not exposed.

 

[The Dean]

Don't if you value your skin. The side edges aren't sharpened.

They don't feel sharp enough to shave to me. I agree wth elverdiblanco too.

While I don't think the side edges can shave, they might be able to TRIM a mustache. They wouldn't hurt your skin as they would hardly touch your skin if you were trimming a mustache.

I'm not saying I buy it. But I will try it.

 

[bdcoffey]

I guess I always thought the extra unsharpened metal was to hold/grab the blade during blade changes.