View Poll Results: What are your thoughts about the thumbnotch

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  • I like the thumbnotch, and use it

    20 71.43%
  • I like the thumbnotch, but don't use it

    2 7.14%
  • I don't like the thumbnotch

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Thread: Thumbnotches?

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    Default Thumbnotches?

    I have a Boker with a thumbnotch. I like the shave the blade gives, but the thumbnotch gets in the way when stropping. I also hold the blade from front to back, instead of from top to bottom, so I don't even use the thumbnotch.

    I was wondering what other peoples thoughts are on the thumbnotch.

    Here is my Boker, just for some eyecandy.


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    It's one of those things you just have to figure out. If you spend enough time stropping thumbnotches, you won't mind the difference as much. You'll get there.

    PS: That is a beautiful Boker. I used to have one, and it was a fantastic shaver.

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    I like thumb notches although like you said some of them can affect stropping until one gets used to them.

    Nice Boker!

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    I love thumb notches. The only thing I love more is thumb notches with jimps. With some razors, whether they have thumb notches or not, I have to adjust my grip to "that" razor when I strop. Some are easier to get used to than others.
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    Love/Hate relationship here.

    I love this razor and it feels great inthe shave but I find that the pinch grip is so narrow that my hand gets cramped from trying to hold onto it. I keep telling myself to adjust my grip so I don't hold it in such a way to get tired ... but I forget to do that to often
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    I like them and have or have had several. You learn to adapt, but I do find that tight pins help a lot. A combination of loose pivot and thumb notch makes for a difficult to strop razor.

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    Love-hate here too. They were the bees knees until I cut a bit of the end of my right thumb off and now with the missing part, some scar/callous, and a bit of residual numbness, the notchers are not fun to strop. They shave fine, but getting there is more of a hassle than it used to be. The big, thick, jimped shanks of the older razors are much more user friendly for me now.

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    Like anything else new it's something you get used to. I like em.
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    Yep, I like them, took a little getting used to but no more than anything else new.

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    I like them also. I have big hands and like how the razor rests in my hands when shaving. I feel uncomfortable when using a razor without thumb notches. As always, personal preference and what you're used to wins out.
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