Thread: Which is better for a beginner?

Is a 5/8 razor blade or a 6/8 razor blade better? I'm not sure, but the 5/8 is least costly (they're both Dovo) so I'm not sure which to get. Any help?

This comes down to a personal preference. I'd say for a beginner probably does not make much of a difference.

The only difference that a Beginner might notice is that the 6/8 tends to be easier to strop with... and that is a minor thing..
The 6/8 also have a heavier tang and spine which might and I say might, help with shaving when you are new.. but really you will do fine with either... Make sure which ever you get has been professionally honed by a Razor Honemeister and life should be good..

Both are common and fine sizes. The additional 1/8inch comes to play for me when
shaving under my big nose. Mostly it is what you like to look at and hold.

If you are counting your change buy a slightly better strop instead of the 6/8.

Beginner... 5/8" is right about +60% of the time.

Professionally honed 98% of the time for beginners.

FWIW, I prefer a 6/8 because it typically has a little more weight and that extra 1/8 aides with blade angle when shaving. The negative with wider blades is trying to get around the nose.

I would just buy the one that I preferred. I don't think there is any reason for a beginner to pick one over the other. Both have their advantages but they cancel each other out.

You will probally wind up with both anyway so I would say to buy the one you like the looks of now, save a little money up, and buy the other one shave ready from one of our guys in the classified's here at SRP. Best Regards, wildhog

I have both
the 6/8th is a dream
the 5/8th is a blood sucker
both shave well, just the 5/8th is very light and nimble while i am not....

if you want a good tough strop, go with walkin horse horse butt. Great draw, very thick. Or buy a couple of the poor man strop's from larry to learn on, then upgrade to a better strop (not that the poor mans strop is bad, just does not have the fit and finish).

All good advice here. As a fellow learner, I can say that the 5/8" I have is great, but so us the 6/8". My preference is for 6/8", but as always, ymmv. I can say that, due to my large habds, I find the bigger blades a bit easier to handle. You wouldn't think 1/8" would matter, but you feel it.

also into account is your physical size... i am a decent sized guy *(6'3 @ 240) and i prefer LARGE razors due to big hands.... for me personally i use my handmade 8/8ths 98% of the time and i never use any of mine that are smaller than 6/8ths....

i leak too much blood with the little ones...