Thread: Wedge vs. Hollow

+1 on jimmy.

This is a personal preference thing... Personally unlike the all, but I started on a full hollow but find myself drawn to wedges... In the end the all shave great but 'feel' different.....

It's something that hard to put in to words, it's easier the understand once you have shaved with a couple dozen different razors of different grinds.

After shaving with about 12 different razors i realized that understanding YOUR preference is subject to the razors you have shaven with..... You can judge the shave if a razor based on a grid.... You will begin to realize the more razors you use that enjoying the have is as much about esthetics as it is about size/grind/brand that every one puts so much emphases on.

My favorite shave is a 6/8 sheffield wedge.... My best shave is either my Brummell #35 or my d.hayashi 8000.... Funny thing is my favorite shave is a wedgey wedge and the 'best bbs' come from full hollows... Go figure..

I am currently rather enjoying a Swedish Frameback.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I am currently rather enjoying a Swedish Frameback.

I was waiting for someone to throw that curve into the mix.

Leave it to curveball Ed to monkey the works.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Leave it to curveball Ed to monkey the works.

Well options are options are they not.

I erased 500 lines of text explaining why one grind is better than the other. I realized the same could be said about both grinds. So my conclusion is that I only use what I like. Oh and I have never had a straight I didn't love for one reason or another. So the more important question is , cream or puck ? :<0) Oh and why shouldn't you use either with a frame back ?

You're right in your decision.... There must be someone out there somewhere who likes to use a Wedge!(:-).

Originally Posted by 10Pups

I erased 500 lines of text explaining why one grind is better than the other. I realized the same could be said about both grinds. So my conclusion is that I only use what I like. Oh and I have never had a straight I didn't love for one reason or another. So the more important question is , cream or puck ? :<0) Oh and why shouldn't you use either with a frame back ?

I think it's because framebacks are so great that beards are scared of them, and refuse to stick their bristley heads over the parapet, and if they do the frameback gives them short shrift completely dry. In fact, and without trying to sound cheesy, they are the chuck Norris of razors
Disclaimer, this is complete rubbish.
10pups, I don't know, why can't a frameback be used with cream or puck?

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I think it's because framebacks are so great that beards are scared of them, and refuse to stick their bristley heads over the parapet, and if they do the frameback gives them short shrift completely dry. In fact, and without trying to sound cheesy, they are the chuck Norris of razors
Disclaimer, this is complete rubbish.
10pups, I don't know, why can't a frameback be used with cream or puck?

Like you said only they (the lathers ) are so afraid they just evaporate at the site of a frame back.

Then there are faux framebacks and concaves, but I havent tried them, though I did see a concave in show and tell, it looked very nice.