Typical blades are overly sharp right out of the box because their relatively soft metal dulls quickly. This super sharp phase in a metal blade’s life cycle is dangerous while the user is installing a new blade. This is especially true since most people don’t wear gloves at this time because they need dexterity to insert the new blade properly. Most ceramic blade manufacturers mimic this unnecessary sharpness, passing the danger on to their users.Conversely, when the blade is too dull (which happens quickly with metal blades), more force is required to make the cut. This increases the stored energy of the motion and decreases control, which can lead to the blade slipping and cutting areas of the body other than the hand.Any blade handling or disposal is dangerous, especially with standard blades that require sharps box disposal even when they’re dull. Blades left lying around or unsheathed are also likely to cause accidents.There’s no way to prevent all cutting accidents, but Slice’s finger-friendly grind addresses many possible hazards: our blades are less likely to penetrate skin, they last up to 11 times longer and require less handling, they start in a safe-but-effective sharpness zone and stay there for much longer, and they don’t require sharps box disposal. Find out more in our article, The Safety Blade: Everything You Need to Know.