More on the half hollow side would be correct.
Thanks,
Lynn
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That's an easy choice, Chandler!!!!!! :D look for more pictures of his work. are wacker's custom? I thought he just reground other people's blades. definitely not a livi. I can't afford any of them, but for real style? come on guys, livi's, once in a while one looks good, but overall, most of the scales look the same, and they don't look to me to be very often that great. I love chandlers, Bill Ellis work is great too, but personality wise Joe seems more friendly. josh earls stuff is good, I love some of his acid finishes. Butch does some good work too. if your grandpa isn't in a hurry might wait and see what Alex (Philadelph) turns out, he's a real perfectionist. I'm sure his stuff will be awesome.
Red
a 40 buck eboy special beat a Livi.... never!:) Sure, you can probably match a Livi if you're lucky and your eboy special just happens to tick all those boxes, but never beat.
And you'd have to be real lucky, whereas with a Livi there's no luck, only reliability.
Depends on how its honed I suppose.
Actually probably my best shaving razors are a couple of vintage Dovo's I got NOS. I have a bunch of Livi's and I'm really splitting hairs here. However just because the Dovo shaves better by a fraction of a millimeter I would never say the Dovo is a better razor, not for a second. Really when two razors shave so close its pretty much a dead heat.
I paid £1 ($1.60) for a Fontana I'd put up against anything.:mace:
I've honed a Wacker yesterday and it had heel issues like other blades, LOL
I guess its all about taste. :)