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    I am afraid I am a little confused about this. I have read a razor being described as forgiving because it was less stiff, and some others because they were less flexible. What exactly makes a razor more forgiving?

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    I think you need to look for the razor wearing a mitre and rosary beads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce View Post
    I think you need to look for the razor wearing a miter and rosary beads.


    Anyway, In my rotation I have blades that I have to be wery, wery careful when I use them. They tend nick any anomalies. My TI's for instance will nick. I have a Solingen Bismarck that is one that I get a consistently great shave and it is extremely rare for me to catch a nick. I'm not too sure blade grind would make that much difference as opposed to design and geometry. I think it will depend on your facial structure and technique. It will probably mean some experimentation to find those that are good for you. I will say this, I nick myself a lot less with razors that are freshly honed. The sharper the better for me.

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    My understanding of when the term "forgiving" is used, it is when comparing feather blades to traditional straight blades. A feather blade is very sharp, specifically the professional ones and they are unforgiving or zits and moles and scars etc. A feather blade doesn't need to be stropped of course and some say it can give as many as 10 shaves before the sharpness is equivalent to a normal straight. Traditional straights on the other hand, will more often go over zits, moles and scars etc rather than through them.

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    To me a 'forgiving' blade is one where I can shave a bit more aggressively and not get any razor burn or nicks.

    I have a sta-sharp, Genco and Bengall that meet the above criteria.

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    I am, of course, a total newbie, but I thought this meant full hollow razors because they flex a bit, as the OP mentioned. Seems like he has also seem stiffer razors mentioned as more forgiving and like him, I am confused by that!

    Dan

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