Thread: What Grind do you prefer on a razor?

What grind do you prefer on a razor? I seem to get a better feeling shave off a half hollow ground.

1/4 hollow to full hollow is my range.

Quarter-hollow for me!

It all depends on the size for me. I like my sub-5/8 razors in wedge. My 5/8 and 6/8 in full hollow and extra hollow. Over 6/8 I like in 1/4-1/2 hollw. Doesn't really help you out does it?

I prefer quarter hollow, but I wont kick the others out of bed!

If we had been allowed multiple choices I would have said half, quarter, and wedge. I have plenty of full hollows and I do shave with them but I like the heavier grinds better. Of the heavier grinds I might have a half that I like better than a quarter or vice versa. Or there might be one or another wedge that I like better than one or another half or quarter. Lots of variables within the rotation.

Yeah I was thinking about multiple choice but figured It wouldn't show any interesting data because everyone would check most of them. Instead just vote on the grind of your favorite razor and yes I know it's hard to choose such a thing but that is why you can explain in this thread what you can't express in the poll.

Yes, love them all...well, I'm not a major fan of a true wedge only because of how much of a PITA it is to hone and strop...

So far I've only tried 1/2 hollows and full hollows, but I'll say that for whatever reason I enjoy the shave from my full hollow vintage razors more than my half hollow TI Super gnome.

Then again, because of that this could just as easily have been a New vs. Vintage poll for me, or regular vs super high carbon content

Extra Hollow of late