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

What is your favorite blade size.
Barber notch or no notch?
Also the blade material you prefer Carbon or Stainless.

Size should be 6/8 or above for me to truly enjoy a razor... 13/16 might be optimal. I have had great results with 8/8 but it is a bit more involved in tight spaces

Barber's notch - never used it the notch itself, but love the look

Cheers
Ivo

I like a 6/8+ round or oblique point with a semi wedge grind, heavier blade than a typical hollow ground. It's a nice balance of size for maneuvering and stiffness for the tougher whiskers, and an easy size to work on the hones. The hollow grounds that I use the most are 6/8+ or 7/8.

Barbers notches on the oblique point razors can add some style and visual interest but don't serve any real practical purpose for me. I'd say it would be something I'd like to have if it didn't add significantly to the cost of the razor.

Most of my blades are 5/8, but universally 6/8 seems to be the best. As for the notches, they're a matter of preference. I had one in my collection (got lost in the mail). If you made one, I'd recommend a smiler and a classical scale design.

I'd agree with pretty much everything stated. 6/8 to ~8/8 is my experience, and I like those sizes. I've already made my case for the notch & smile.

8/8 or larger for me...I like your designs, but those scales look awful big, especially if they were beefed up to accomidate a larger blade.

I forgot to ask..... What blade material Carbon or Stainless.

I think the majority would prefer carbon.

-Tye

Originally Posted by Darrel Ralph

I forgot to ask..... What blade material Carbon or Stainless.

Thats a mixed bag, everyone seems to have different ideas about that, but Im sure you will get LOTS of answers as to why either one better

I personally prefer carbon, which is not to say that I didn't have nice inox shavers, but my top 3 are all C-steel.