Thread: Monumental hack job

Was trying out a new acquisition. A really nice Boker Extra Hollow Ground. Totally hacked my cheek in a moment of inattentiveneses. To the point that I was pulling pieces of dead skin from around the wound. Question is, are hollow ground razors less forgiving? Or is it just my perception?

No razor will forgive you but some seem to want to kill you, Boker extra hollow is one of those razors. Jokes aside I have that very razor and when I first got it seemed to get my respect more than my others. It takes a very keen edge is kinda flexible and well need to be used with care. feather light touch is all you need and use a really low angle maybe one spine width tops. Its a damn fine shaver though just be careful.

Sharp is sharp, having said that not paying attention will get you no matter the grind, I just think a full hollow is different feeling, I have them but I personally like my half hollows more , Tc

Yeah. I guess the cost of a fine shave is eternal vigilance.

Originally Posted by Takem01

Totally hacked my cheek in a moment of inattentiveneses.

Any razor has the capability to do this to you in these circumstances.

I had a surprise cough once and chopped into my chin with a shavette. taught me to force myself to flinch away instead of drawing in.

Any cuts I have gotten from a hollow blade come when I change the angle, or fail to prep, to the point where the edge sticks on my skin. The hollow blade flexes a little, allowing the edge to remain in contact and dig in, rather than keep moving. Basically, for me, the more flexible blade is more likely to cut when I make a mistake.

Yes, sharp is sharp, but flexibility is unforgiving IMHO!! I found that any mistake, no matter how slight, with a hollow/extra hollow grind to be very unforgiving. Any errant move will lead to cuts, some minor, some severe.
I have switched to 1/2 to 1/4 grinds and find them more forgiving and supply an awesome shave when properly cared for ( honed, stropped ). I still break out my Bokers and full hollows for an awesome shave occasionally but I know I have to be attentive!! No daydreaming! No half asleep! No commotion in the house!
Again, YMMV and everyone's shaving experience is different but this is how I find my shaving exerience to go. Probably explains why most people have so many different razors of different types and styles!!! Each supplies a slightly different/unique shave!

I have given myself wicked cuts with different types of grinds, I think not paying attention will always cost you! However, after I cut myself with a particular razor I tend to be more careful with it after I return it to the rotation. (They usually get suspended for cutting me lol)

I have a dozen different Bokers and they all take a great edge. Different grinds, different points, different weights. They all shave slightly differently, so I always have to pay total attention regardless of which one I'm using. Last night, I used a half hollow straight point. All going as well as ever until I changed the way I stretch the skin when shaving my sideburn. It was a bit of an experiment. It didn't work! In a split second, I had a half inch neat slice along my ear. Blood, blood and more blood. It bled heavily for a minute or so, then eased off and stopped. Appeared much worse than it was. Didn't even need to use a styptic. I always find that the sharper the razor, the cleaner the cut, the quicker the heal.