I'm currently in the process of having a custom razor commissioned (my rough sketch below). I was thinking of having choils built into the tang to give me a more stable grip. Now, I've been using straights exclusively for about two and a half years, but I just learned tonight (by watching some shaving tutorial videos) that the way I shave is a little odd. I only shave against the grain, and with the handle held parallel to the blade like in the picture. In this configuration, I believe the blade design I've thought up would give me a little better control, but the maker raised some issues about the design's feasibility in the other positions that I hadn't thought of. So my question to all of you is this: is it a really bad idea to break with tradition and use this design, and is it likely that I will change my shaving style in the future and regret my decisions?

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