Thread: Reflections on a meat Chopper

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Ok, so I have been reading about all this ballyhou around here about these 8/8 W&B meatchoppers so I think gee I've got to get one of these things. So I get me a W&B Extra hollow ground 8/8 meat chopper and after using it I've got to ask all of you who favor them, whats the big deal.

Yea, it gives a great shave but so do many other of my other razors. I find it huge heavy and unwieldy. I have other 7/8 and 8/8 razors but this thing is really lacking in maneuverability like driving an 18 wheeler on my face. It has the road feel of a wedge. The scales are so big they keep hitting my ears and just get in the way.

So everyone who loves them sound off and tell me what the allure is to them.

Too bad its hollow ground and not a wedge or I would buy it from you!

The bigger and heavier a razor is...the more of a man I feel like after shaving with it...the more skill it takes the more pride I feel...I think thats what got me into 8/8 to begin with. But to me the heft of the blade really makes a difference, even if its harder to get the same shave as a smaller more hollowed razor.