Thread: Wedge vs. Hollow

I have a question that has probably already been answered already: Which gives a better shave, hollow or wedge? Or is it purely a personal preference thing?

From What I Have Read And Experienced... Personal Preference.
Type Of Beard Also Has Somes Say ...

ie TOUGH beard Might Not Like Full Hollows..

Niether or Both...depends how you want to look at it...it comes down to preference and feel or feedback. A properly honed straight should give a good shave no matter how tough or wirey you think your beard is. A hollow ground blade will give you more audible feedback and the extra weight of a wedge will give you a feeling of it cutting through your beard easier. But at the end of the shave either should do what it was meant to do equally well...preference comes down to the user.

Ohhh noooo...one of those questions!!!

Release the Hounds!!!!

+1 on what currentshaving said. I currently shave with a medium hollow, two full hollows and a near wedge. The better shaves are coming from the near wedge and the two full hollow. Go figure. I don't need to know why, just who cares. Maybe in a year from now my beard characteristics will change and a frameback and bellied hollow will be the ones that do the job best.

Doesn't matter...it's not as important as the difference between French point, Spanish point, notched, or basic square.



There may be a solid reason given by some, but I'd bet its pure preference for most.

The important distinction is in the different experience each provides. I get great shaves from both but the experiences are different. The wedge gives a smooth shaving action that is silent. The hollow gives that characteristically audible feedback that you've probably come to expect. I actually prefer a wedge but it's fun to use both. Either way I'm going to get a good shave.

My current arsenal consists of 1 full and 1 half hollow. So, I basically owe it to myself to pick up a wedge at some point?

Originally Posted by billyc4362

My current arsenal consists of 1 full and 1 half hollow. So, I basically owe it to myself to pick up a wedge at some point?

I've got a nice Double Duck Satin Wedge, really nice blade, great shave.

Being used to all hollows, and one 1/2 hollow (first DOVO), the wedge was, for me at least, a totally different beast. Felt like a heavy, huge chunk of metal, but once I got over that, and not the same feedback, I could totally see how this type of razor could be someone's preference.

What I've learned to far is, what I like this week, may not be what I like next week, so in order to meet that need, I have to continue to buy more, and more, and more razors!!

Now I want a Thiers Issard Crown Silverwing...

I'm probably one of the few, I guess, who likes wedges better than full hollows. OTOH, I have some full hollows, 1/2 hollows that I like as well. It really is personal preference ...... BTW, I started out preferring full hollows, so things sometimes change.