Mark Thorson wrote:

> I find myself getting fewer cuts and less razor burn
> from the Rolls razor than from disposables. I think
> that sharpness of the edge may be overrated, as compared
> to other factors that affect shaving. A friend of
> mine who is quite susceptible to razor burn claims he gets
> best results with the disposables by breaking-in the blade
> by running it against something before first use.

I should have been more specific about the disposables. I consider al the
blades that you use for a week or two and then discard as disposables. I
have not cut myself shaving with those things for years. The Bic
disposables, on the other hand, are guaranteed to draw blood on me.