Getting better -grind question
So four shaves in. Still nick myself, but much better. I bought a Dovo 5/8 full hollow ground razor. Some of my reading indicates that perhaps I should have gone 6/8 and half hollow. It seems that my beard, which is wiry and thick, might be better cut with a slightly heftier and less flexible blade.
Per usual, I may have jumped in with an experts taste and novice skill level.
I have been looking for half hollow blades without much luck. Thought.
Getting better -grind question
Or you could go quarter hollow and even bigger/heavier.
The idea that a bigger razor cuts thicker beards better is hooey if you ask me...perhaps my beard is not manly enough, but a properly SHARP and shave ready razor will crunch right through the heaviest growth weather it's a heavy or light blade...your hand outweighs the razor 100 to 1 probably, but you never need more than your fingertips;)
Yeah, I LOVE a heavy blade, but it's all preference.