:idea: Ok pro-shavers what say you about the 6/8" full hollow blade shave:confused:Need to hear some feed back on all pros. or cons. please. Thank you:chapeau
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:idea: Ok pro-shavers what say you about the 6/8" full hollow blade shave:confused:Need to hear some feed back on all pros. or cons. please. Thank you:chapeau
As has been stated all properly sharpened blades will deliver a close comfortable shave in practiced hands.
Beyond that it has to do with personal preference.
My preference has changed over time and I enjoy the differences in the feel of using a variety of sizes and grinds.
That said if you “Need to hear some feed back” then the full and extra hollows are the way to go… ;)
Properly honed they shave as well as any other grind. They sound and feel a bit different in use but that is about all I see in it.
Bob
Thank you bob---maybe it will sing me a good tune;)
My extra hollow bit me quite a bit when I first started so I switched to a half hollow. After about six months of technique perfecting The extra hollow was delivering great shaves. So for me as long as I was on top of my shave it was great.
Well will give it a try when razor comes in.thank you :chapeau
My rotation has at least one of each grind except the bellied hollow. I enjoy listening to how each grind "sings" when I shave with it. I have compared the extra hollow to listening to a soprano, all the way down to the basso profundo of a true wedge. And they all tell me in no uncertain terms when I am not listening closely to them.
I would hope that there is a sound engineer among the SRP members that could record the song of each grind and get it in the hands of a composer to compose a "Sonata of Straight Razors".
very cool:gl:
I "Just say 'No!'" to full-hollow ground razors. They scare the heck out of me, and if I don't end-up cutting/nicking myself, I do end-up with a much-less-than satisfactory shave (quality and experience). Nope, in descending order, I prefer near-wedge, quarter-hollow, and half-hollow (5/8-to-6/8, in size).
Smooth shaving!
That's a good thought something to thing about before I make a mistake.:chapeau
After learning the basics, I preferred heavier grinds, but now I love the feel of a nice 7 or 8/8 full hollow - it tests your technique too
To me the wedge just plows through and not much singing. The weight of it reduces the feel. On the other hand the double hollow sings in different pitch with the lower coming from the wider. And the light blade requires a little more push to get through a wide pass, That being the whole blade on the cheek or neck. Blah blah yada yada ...... I have never met a razor I didn't like :<0)
I like and own them all. For me, my best shavers so far are a 8/8 full hollow and a 7/8 1/4 hollow. The full hollow seems to get more removal in the first pass than the 1/4. No idea why.
As has been said, it's the edge that does the shaving, much of the rest becomes personal preference.
I have most of the grinds as well, the extra hollows also presented some challenges to me to learn, but now, the bigger the better, 9/8 hollow ground is my preference, but am just as happy with any nice razor.
Cheers!
I'm not sure I understand the responses. I've only got 2 razors so far, a 5/8 and a 6/8, both full hollows. The way I understood it, a shave ready edge is a shave ready edge, so the difference between a half hollow and a full hollow is just the weight and the "flex" of the blade. And the "song". Is that not right? I guess I'll just have to buy a half hollow razor now. In the name of research, of coarse.........
I started out with the full hollow grind but a friend turned me onto a near wedge Sheffield 7/8. it was great. then the same friend sent me a very heavy I. Barber. I sent it to Mr Max and he turned it into XCALIBER. It would cut it's way through any beard. VERY smooth and comfortable. I still use the hollow ground but I do believe I would shave with an ax if it was sharp enough. guess it's just each his or her own. just have to try them all.
That's about the crux of it...it's all down to personal preference vis a vis size and grind preference...but you are correct that any shave ready edge is shave ready...it's just how you want to get there is where all the fun lies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Java
Cheers!