Thread: Bigger is not always better...!

I have KIEBITZ SOLINGEN 9/16 3,0" and it's great shaver! I can reach any spot on my face and as I just recently received my TI French nose 5/8 I still can not say that it's give me better shave, maybe I need some more practice.

I've only shaved with two razors; I 5/8 Burrell and a 4/8 Wade and Butcher. They are both ground equally hollow (full hollow). I really like the 4/8, but the 5/8 has more feel. That extra 1/8 of an inch allows for just that little bit more flex which is great. I don't think, having tried a 7/8 once, that I'd go larger than 5/8 myself.

After a day off from shaving, my beard is heavy, my Dovo BQ 6/8 is my choice for reducing the growth setting up my face for the rest of the week. Its size and weight work well for me.

Originally Posted by pmburk

After a day off from shaving, my beard is heavy, my Dovo BQ 6/8 is my choice for reducing the growth setting up my face for the rest of the week. Its size and weight work well for me.

You know, the funny thing is, that since I started shaving with a straight razor I haven't been able to go a single day without shaving. I'm actually worrying about how it's going to go when I stay a night at my brother's or sister's; or out bush. Camping season is coming up soon, and I need to think about a paddle strop, fold up mirror, etc, etc. Or grit my teeth and go one day without shaving.

My name is Carl Schneider, and I am a problem shaver...

Depews 1886.... The best of all in one razor. Short like kamisorii, but built like a bigger western with the long monkey tail to hold onto...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

You know, the funny thing is, that since I started shaving with a straight razor I haven't been able to go a single day without shaving. I'm actually worrying about how it's going to go when I stay a night at my brother's or sister's; or out bush. Camping season is coming up soon, and I need to think about a paddle strop, fold up mirror, etc, etc. Or grit my teeth and go one day without shaving.

My name is Carl Schneider, and I am a problem shaver...

Carl,
Before I took up straight razor shaving, I looked forward to Saturdays where I didn't have to shave unless there is a function or such. Now that I am straight razor shaving, I look forward to shaving EVERYDAY!
Patrick

The smaller blade definitely helps with shaving under the nose & other ''hard to reach'' places. I like a happy medium, a 5/8 or 6/8.

As my good friend Birnando pointed out, we all certainly have our preferences, and that pretty much any blade will do the job provided it's honed properly.

What I have found is that at the beginning of this journey, the curves of your face are the hardest parts to reach. Yes, a 4/8 and 7/8 will shave the cheek equally nicely, but getting into the nooks under your jawline may be a bit tricky. Similarly, it's potentially easier to learn on a rounded point rather than a spike.

If you've ever done woodwork, and used a rough wood rasp on a tight curve....at the beginning of learning how to rasp properly, it seems impossible that a 1 1/2" wide metal rasp will work in that tight curve. Over time, with experience, you begin to realize that you can indeed make something flat and without flex curve around that wood nicely and evenly. It just takes a bit of experience.