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Most guys with tough beards (myself included) seem to go for stiffer grinds, the 1/4 or 1/2 grinds, and larger razors like 7/8 sizes. Frameback styles also work well for heavy beards.

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I never bit on the slant bar fad; I never could figure out what it did that I couldn't do myself by angling my fatboy. That, and after my experience with the Vision I decided I really didn't want to...

Hmm, when I commented that feathers don't last as long as other brands, several Well Known Members jumped all over me claiming that they last 1.5-2x longer than lesser blades and that I was making it...

If you're burning through feather DE blades in 3 days then you've probably got a pretty tough beard.

I've only seen the pictures of the TI frameback on classic's site, and it didn't look like a frameback to me, but the picture isn't that great. The framebacks on Crowley's site show the grind much...

I started straights because I have sensitive skin and a tough beard. DEs worked ok but the blade flex was a real challenge, so I switched to straights for the heavier and stiffer blades.