I am very excited to receive my razor--who knows how long it will take though! It says that it is 8/8, which is fairly big from what I understand, but what the hell. I will get used to it! I have just been using my 5/8 Dovo, which I love as well. I was going to go with the mammoth ivory scales or maybe stag horn (I have several materials I like), but just decided that the blade was so gorgeous that the grain of the snakewood would compliment it perfectly. Plus it saved me a tiny bit of money--and I stress "a tiny bit."