Thread: Le Grelot and Heavy/Coarse Beards

Sold my Le Grelot. It was a full hollow made from Swedish steel. Top quality in every respect. Gives a smooth comfortable shave. So I can well understand that the bespoke models from Martin at Raserpur German are fantastic.

He honed the razor for you in the price you paid. The razors do not leave the factory like that and most distributors do not rehone. So while you purchased your razor from a specialist, many don't and they will not receive the same experience. So the argument about the quality of finish from the big manufacturers has not been put to rest at all.

I totally agree with The Big Spender in that a well honed razor will cut any beard.

The narrower the blade width, the easier it is to maneouvre under the nose. The wider the width of a blade, the more soap it will collect and so the more strokes you can make between cleaning.

As production techniques improved, the straight razor developed from a full wedge to a full hollow singing razor. Unless razors are different to any other product, manufacturing improvements are driven by cost efficiencies more than anything. So to my mind, I have no reason to believe that a full hollow will give a better shave than a wedge. I like a medium hollow at least because the hollow stops the blade sticking to my face.

Still when you find the razor you really like, that's a great feeling and well worth sharing.