Thread: Wedge v. Hollow

with my whiskers being both course and growing flat in all four directions I need something rigid and strong. I have had three different straight razors sharpened by two masters from this forum and neither one would last more than two shaves. One a TI was used on me both times by a master barber, and the other one I used on myself and both hollow ground razors, both dull as a door nail within 2-3 shaves. I saw how the barber stropped my razor and did the same, felt good at the start of the shave towards the end blade having problems cutting hair, gliding over the whiskers or pulling them, not just when I did it but when the barber shaved me. I can only use DE blades maybe 3-4 times also, it like my beard was made of steel wool, it just laughs at anything that comes near it, single edge, multi-blade, electric razors, straight razors hollow ground, I'm going to try a FULL WEDGE STRAIGHT RAZOR NEXT.

I have had just as good of shaves with 1/4 hollow as full but I do see a difference in them. I find myself reaching for a Hart 1/4 hollow a lot. I don't have a wedge yet