Thread: Give me your thoughts on blade sizzzze and baber notchezzzzzz????

Your right on both counts, its subjective and the BG does look like a work of art!

6/8 - 7/8 spike in carbon for me. Love your workmanship but I like the older look in a razor

My 2c

I love my 7/8, my 6/8 my 5/8 and my 4/8's. It all depends on the mood I'm in really. 8/8 is too big for me however. Barbers Notches are nice as are spike points and spanish points. I'm not a big fan of round points however exceptions establish the rule.

Unfortunately I'll probably never have the money for a handmade razor by anyone.

Keep um coming .
This really helps.

D,

If you could only make one size blade, 6/8 would be the wise choice in this neighborhood. Guys, DR has a typo on his website, the razors you have seen in the pics are 7/8, not 5/8. That should give a little better perspective to the shots. I'm in the majority when I prefer the slightly larger/heavier blade. 6/8 or 7/8 for me, all day long. Barber's notches are a plus in my book, for a couple of reasons. One, they look cool to me, old-school atrisan type touches. Two, they are functional on a couple of levels: One, although very slight, they take a little weight from the toe and shift the CG away from the toe toward the middle of the blade. And two, they facilitate, at least for me, close trimming around the nose and moustache. It's tougher to do for me with a round point. As mentioned countless times, spikes can grab an earlobe. A soft spike, on the other hand, is perfect. The type point one finds on a barber's notch.

Jeff

The new design I just started is a 6/8.
It will be carbon steel also.
There will be some very interesting features .
I will make stainless for those who what them.