Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
...The fact is if a barber could shave every guy who came into his shop with those razors and give him a BBS, comfortable shave, well that's impossible according to the match your razor to beard crowd.

So, to me if you have difficulty with the shave check your razor and/or your technique.
This is the best argument that I have ever heard for "Any grind will do". I agree with what you are saying about a barber but..... a couple of points need to be made.



  1. The barber had more time to get the towel soaks in to soften your beard and do the hot towel soaks between passes thus the grind would not be as important.
  2. I shave in 20 minutes start to finish.
  3. I don't always agree with barbers because they had a living to make and the "one size fits all attitude" was expedient and necessary. They did not do ATG pass, for the most part.
  4. How can each individual tell what kind of shave he just got if he has never shaved himself to perfection? Can't rank a shave is all your shaves were 7's on a 1-10 scale.


I personally can get a very good shave with a full hollow but I don't like working so hard at it. A 1/4 or 1/2 grind gives me a shave equal to a full hollow but more comfortable.


Later,
Richard