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    I have to agree that you need to adjust your shaving technique when using a very hollow grind blade compared to using a heavier grind blade. As said before use a lower angle angle on the blade, less pressure and make sure to stretch your skin. I think lather makes a difference in that a very hollow grind blade is fussier wrt having enough water in the lather. I prefer the very hollow grind blades and the scraping sound reminds me of a DE with a lot of blade exposure which are usually termed as aggressive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    I have to agree that you need to adjust your shaving technique when using a very hollow grind blade compared to using a heavier grind blade. As said before use a lower angle angle on the blade, less pressure and make sure to stretch your skin. I think lather makes a difference in that a very hollow grind blade is fussier wrt having enough water in the lather. I prefer the very hollow grind blades and the scraping sound reminds me of a DE with a lot of blade exposure which are usually termed as aggressive.

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    Oh, that's problematic. I had at lathering and don't really stretch my skin.
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    Quote Originally Posted by planeden View Post
    Oh, that's problematic. I had at lathering and don't really stretch my skin.
    OK, I get the don't really stretch my skin part but am lost on what you meant about the lathering bit. The last thing you want to do, especially with a very hollow grind razor, is to let the skin pile up in front of the edge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    OK, I get the don't really stretch my skin part but am lost on what you meant about the lathering bit. The last thing you want to do, especially with a very hollow grind razor, is to let the skin pile up in front of the edge.

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    Sorry, should have been "I'm bad at lathering". I tend to air in the side of drier rather than wet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by planeden View Post
    Best I can find is that they "are not good for heavy beards"....
    Anyone that's shaved with a Fili 14 EPBD would disagree with your assertion.

    If they have rubbish steel or aren't honed right or aren't used right, that's another matter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by planeden View Post
    Sorry, should have been "I'm bad at lathering". I tend to air in the side of drier rather than wet.
    Thanks for clarifying that. Yea, you really don't want too dry a lather as the water component really aids in the overall slickness of the lather. If you can add skin stretching to your shaving technique and adjust your lather to be a little wetter, you may find you get an improvement in your shaves. Let us know if that helped any.

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    Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
    Anyone that's shaved with a Fili 14 EPBD would disagree with your assertion.

    If they have rubbish steel or aren't honed right or aren't used right, that's another matter.
    Yeah, it is looking like it is either my technique or honing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    Thanks for clarifying that. Yea, you really don't want too dry a lather as the water component really aids in the overall slickness of the lather. If you can add skin stretching to your shaving technique and adjust your lather to be a little wetter, you may find you get an improvement in your shaves. Let us know if that helped any.

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    Hey Bob,

    It has helped. I know that it is personal preference, which could have been uncomfortable or just didn't like the sound or whatever. I would have ignorantly thought they were uncomfortable. I'd like to form my personal preference correctly.

    Since I'm not leaving the house anymore, I've been pretty lazy about shaving and picking up some bad habits. I'll play around with it and see if it gets better. And if it does I'll park them until I stop being lazy .
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    Age old question being brought up again, razor grind is personal preference. If properly honed and stropped, edge sharpness is equal, sharp is sharp. Most problems are surrounded by the same things. If your razor is honed correctly, stropped correctly, then it’s the guy in the mirror. Tc
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    Quote Originally Posted by planeden View Post
    Sorry, should have been "I'm bad at lathering". I tend to air in the side of drier rather than wet.
    As mentioned use a wetter lather. Some people don't realise how important lather is as a dry lather can actually make a shave ready razor feel dull.
    For an experiment make your usual drier lather and lather one side of your face, now dip your brush tips in water and lather the other side, it shouldn't be running down your face but still nicely hydrated. When shaving you should notice a discernable difference.
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