I am sure there was a lot of tugging with that ax. How sharp can you really get that edge? No wonder his "after shave" burned him up.
That was impressive!!!! Wow. Makes me rethink my whole shaving experience.. I mean if I'm cutting myself with a thin piece of metal in small razor... How the hell would I not chop off my head with an axe!!!!
I have a blade sharpening how to book I believe is called The Razors Edge. The author sharpens an axe and shaves with it, then has his daughter sharpen another one to do the other side of his face. I learned a lot from that book.
I think the irritation is because he 'rolled' the edge when stropping it. Remember always let the weight of the axe cut the hair, don't use pressure.