Originally Posted by
thebigspendur
I know there are plenty of guys who really think you need to have a really big heavy razor and or grind to shave a tough heavy beard but all I'll say to this is that if you could go back in time and went to a barber back when they gave many shaves each day you would probably rarely see a wedge or 7/8s or 8/8s razor. Most barbers used 5/8s or 6/8s hollow grind razors as their go to razors. Some of the old timers preferred wedges but in general those were the type of razors that were used to shave every guy who walked into the shop.