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09-01-2012, 01:59 AM #1Enthusiast
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What would really chap your ass if we all went to the metric system.
6/8" is .750/1.0000
They are identical. So what is the problem.
The top razor manufactureres specify 6/8" ---- not 0.750/1.000
So get over it.
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09-01-2012, 04:33 AM #2Member
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Actually under the metric system it would be 19.1mm
Originally Posted by Gammaray
What would really chap your ass if we all went to the metric system.
6/8" is .750/1.0000
They are identical. So what is the problem.
The top razor manufactureres specify 6/8" ---- not 0.750/1.000
So get over it.
But I wasn't complaining of a problem. I just find it interesting how designations often seem to develop their own rules. I've also seen some razors designated 13/16, etc... So it's equally interesting that 6/8 isn't as 3/4, nor it it expressed as 12/16.
Now, don't get me started about Lumber!
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09-01-2012, 02:27 PM #3Thread derailment specialist.
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I don't have large hands. I prefer a larger blade. 6/8's seem small to me. 7/8's are my preferred. I do enjoy using a 9/8 a couple of times a week.
That being said, I honed the little razor in this pic for a new forum member. I've shaved with it twice. It shaves great, but for me, it is TOO small.
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09-02-2012, 12:59 AM #4Razor Vulture
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Wullie, that razor is ridiculously huge! Are you compensating for anything?
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09-02-2012, 01:05 AM #5The Razor Talker
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Dang Wullie! What blade is that?
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09-02-2012, 01:08 AM #6Thread derailment specialist.
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IF I was compensating, I'd be riding a NEW Hardley Ableson, or driving a 'vette or a Porche. Originally Posted by sharptonn
Wullie, that razor is ridiculously huge! Are you compensating for anything? 
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09-02-2012, 01:17 AM #7Razor Vulture
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I have a saying......."compensating on a budget"
Seriously, I lean toward larger blades myself, but for a beginner, I think a 5/8 to 6/8 is best and probably a round point in a stiffer grind.
4/8 razors shave (and cut) just as well as 8/8 and can be just as tricky to use IMHO.Wullie likes this.
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I agree on the wee tiny ones shaving just as good and being a bit harder to use. Originally Posted by sharptonn
I have a saying......."compensating on a budget"
Seriously, I lean toward larger blades myself, but for a beginner, I think a 5/8 to 6/8 is best and probably a round point in a stiffer grind.
4/8 razors shave (and cut) just as well as 8/8 and can be just as tricky to use IMHO.
The GREAVES or the wee BOKER? Originally Posted by parkerskouson
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