Thanks for all the reponses. The trend sems to be toward a 6/8 which is counter to what I remember. Even Chris Moss called the 5/8 full hollow the "vanilla ice cream" (I am paraphrasing) of razors. It's also what the vendors" websiites recommend as the beginner razor. There are also more of them. So what have you experienced gents learned over the years that makes the 6/8 1/2 hollow better to start with?