I learned on a hollow, I like hollows, and I love my Dovo's. I pulled out my W&B the other day and did a touchup on it to bring it back to it's atom-splitting status and went for a shave. I have to tell you that I don't think I like wedges. I like the feel of a hollow and when it comes across a hair it doesn't like, they generally just jump over it with a little, 'no biggie, we'll get that one next time.' but the wedge just bullies it's way through the beard...it has a, 'I'm going to destroy you' kind of attitude that my face doesn't like and after nearly 8 months, I think I can safely say...I don't like them, but they just so darned pretty to look at that if the price is right I buy them anyway