Thread: Head Shave 5/8 or 6/8 Razor

I think that a wider razor is only really going.to be a problem if you have depressions in your head that you will need to shave, (that's depressions like craters, not depression). I believe it is harder to maintain a good angle with a wide blade on a dished surface.

I agree with Ed. (nice name btw same as mine lol.) I tried my hand at shaving my head with my Wilbert today. Not a good choice I ended up finishing with my DE Razorock. I looked like I had lost a knife fight. I have a few dents dings and divot on my dome and the lil straight edge didn't care for them very much. I keep a headblade or two floating around the bathroom because every few months I get sick of haircuts and just make it all go away. For some reason every 3rd visit to Walgreens or CVS finds me picking up another headblade on a 70% or greater clearance sale. My buddies that shave their heads seem to know this and come by and get freebies..Lol.

Have used a headblade with atra blades for 6 yrs, would never consider a straight for head shaving.

Thanks for all the reply's........I picked up Str8 shaving mainly to save money (and it's cool ) on all the replacement blades I was purchasing (so a headblade defeats my purpose) for shaving my head. I'm a just over a month into shaving my head and face with a Str8, and I can say I now get a BBS shave, no worse than my old Mach 5 (gets better and better as my technique improves). The big difference, I'm still using the same blade so cost has been significantly reduced. I would like to thank SRP member Jimbo, his You-Tube video convinced me it was possible.

I use a Wacker 6/8 Barber's Bride for my head and face and cannot see how a smaller 5/8 blade would be any more beneficial.

The most difficult areas are behind the ears and arms are not meant to bend that way so I become a contortionist there.... like Jimbo's video.

A smaller blade would not help there either but I wholeheartedly encourage you to explore other blade options especially if they're real perty.