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    Okay, so I really enjoyed my first shave with my newly restored W&B stubby, but I did come across one issue that I need to address.

    I have large hands, approx. 10 inches from tip of my middle finger to the base of my palm. Generally, I have been holding my razors with the forefinger and middle finger bracketing the scales, and the thumb on the underside of the tang. The problem with my stub-tail is that my middle finger is too large for a comfortable fit. Even the ring finger is a bit too large for comfort. Anyone have any solutions, or is it just something you all put up with. I am prepared to live with it, because the blade is superb, but if there is a solution, I would love to give it a try.

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    Hand reduction surgury??
    All kidding aside,my hands are not that big but stubbies I never found comfortable use.
    I do not understand why they were even made that way.
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    Most people were smaller back then.
    Geezer and Martin103 like this.
    "Don't be stubborn. You are missing out".
    I rest my case.

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    Dang. And your stubby isn't even all that stubby. I use more of a squeezing the scales in between my fingers grip without any real pressure on the tail.???

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    i've always found it more comfortable to hold the razor with the scales parallel to the blade.(kind of kamasari style)
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    There are a few areas on my face where I do that already.

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