View Poll Results: What kind of grind do you prefer on a straight razor blade?
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Full Hollow
16 28.57% -
Half or Quarter Hollow
28 50.00% -
Wedge
4 7.14% -
Don't know / Don't care
8 14.29%
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06-25-2008, 11:01 AM #12
My experience here is limited, but I'll say that my two best shaves were from a 1/8 hollow ground Wm Greaves I picked up from Traveller (I'm told this is close enough to a wedge that I can cheat and call it such, so I will) and the Full hollow Dovo Inox that I picked up from an antique store (pics available via post search or by viewing my album). I voted "wedge" on this poll and this is why: I found that I liked the feel of the stainless full hollow Dovo due to it's rigidity and I found the wedge was just as "present" (hopefully this makes sense) with less effort but was a tad less maneuverable (the greaves is a 7/8 and the dovo is a 5/8, so this may have something to do with it). I think in the pile of ebay razors I have, there is a quarter or half hollow, I just haven't gotten one shaving yet, but I'm thinking this may give me the best of both worlds. Other than these two razors, I have only tried a carbon steel Dovo 5/8 "nothing fancy" and a disposible blade straight that I bought to keep myself on the task of learning to hone.
Adam