Thread: Blade Width

I have a goatee - so that's good to know! Thanks!

Robert

Originally Posted by Haakon

I have a goatee - so that's good to know! Thanks!

Robert

I used to wear a mustache for many years. Back then I had a 4/8 Wester Bros that I would use to trim above it. I don't care for 4/8 blades personally but they are even more agile than the 5/8. Harder to shave the whole face with though IME, especially if they don't have jimps.

Personally, I think if you have any corners at all on your face, you should try something smaller than 5/8 at least once. Under the neck, especially, can be handled quite nicely by a 4/8.

I have a gold krone 4/8s and it's a really great shaver, very maneuverable and real precision. I also have a mercur 2/8s which I can't use. The thing just moves around in my hand, it's very hard to control because of the size. The only issue I have with the bigger razors like an 8/8s are the scales. They get in the way as you shave and you need to be repositioning them all the time.

I have both goatee and sideburns. while I do own a 4/8 razor I hardly use it. I like the bigger blades and have adapted to working with them around my facial hair.

I have a goatee and moustache, and enjoy the 4/8's for trimming right under my chin, as well as inside, where that little piece is under your bottom lip. I can do it with a 7/8, but it just takes a little more positioning and concentration.

My favourite size for day to day is 5/8. A good weight to it, but still agile for the tight spots.

when i started shaving with a straight again after my arm injury i couldn't do my top lip or around the little beard stripe down my chin so i bought a couple 4/8's for that part and used my old 7/8 for the rest,i recently bought a 5/8 and 9-10/16 wedges and i don't need the 4/8 anymore and as i'm relearning and my arm is slowly responding to what i call straight razor physio therapy the tight spots are getting easier,i think within a month or so i'll be able to use my 7/8 again and i want to try a 6/8 but i think a 5/8 is the perfect comprimise

I don't play much with sizes of razors, but it seems a shame to me that smaller razors, blade width, are also smaller in shank dimensions.

Maybe, just maybe, I'd like a 4/8 razor with a 4/8 shank, ya know? They do feel different shaving, but if we were talking, say, about toothbrush sizes you'd probably relate to the overall importance in the grand scheme of things.

Extremes like 2/8, 3/8, and 12/8, 9/8, etc. not withstanding.