Thread: Tough Beard = 1/4 Hollow or Wedge?

It can be awkward, here's no doubt. If I have let a day or so go by without shaving then I'll go for my Neppo full wedge to plane off the majority of the undergrowth then switch to an Allen 5/8 full hollow to finish. What matters is results! Use what suits YOU - not what people say. You are a one-off, never to be replicated - same as your beard! Might take a while to find out what suits but isn't it worth it?

The Wapi can be described as either a single concave (wedge) or a single concave 1/4 hollow. The 1/4 hollow definition I picked up from the Razor Central doc in the help files. It is the first grind made to a piece of blank steel that has not been stamped out like they do now at Dovo. BTW, Dove now sells a single concave grind that they refer to as a "Flat" grind. I saw that on their web site a few months ago.

The single concave grind is one that extends from the spine all the way to the edge.

Hope this helps,