What are some other 1/4 hollow razors, similar to Red Imp 132?
I finally received one of 2 Red Imps I ordered today, the Case 132. The other is the 133 which hasn't arrived yet, and honestly, I don't think I'll miss out if it never shows up.. Even though the seller of the 132 honed it, he did say he wasn't a pro at honing, Anyway, after receiving it, I gave it a few laps on the coated balsa that I never used, that came with a whipped doug razor, then stropped it. I then proceeded to attempt what probably amounts to my 5th or 6th straight shave ever, with 3 of them happening 4 years ago with a Dovo Special that came shave ready when I bought it. All I can say is WOW! Now I have little to no experience here, but my whipped dog was a full hollow, as was my dovo. This 1/4 hollow wedge just seems the perfect weight for my face and wire beard. It just seemed that the other razors I've tried which happened to be full hollow I think, sort of tugged a bit on my coarse beard, and never felt very ” stable” . This Red Imp 132 just feels right. No tug, no pull. I like hearing the whiskers ” pop” and you don't get much of that with this grind, but man is it comfortable and confidence inspiring, it just wipes the stubble off my face. There was a little tug here and there, but very little.I can only imagine how its going to feel, properly honed. The only thing im going to do is, send it out to Lee for honing, and mute the point, which is requires a little too much attention for me at this early staged in the game..Anyhow, im not dismissing Full hollow grinds as I don't have alOt of experience, and I do have the 133 coming, which its a hollow grind and also, I kicked out and found an NOS. But it just seems to me that I found my go to grind real early in this journey. So what are some other 1/4 hollow wedges similar to the red imp that I can pursue, to add to my collection?
Thanks for reading, and all of your help! SRP has been invaluable to the start of my straight razor journey..
Basil
Heres a link to the thread I posted here yesterday with pics of my imps..http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...her-today.html