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I see. That doesn't sound so bad. This W & B I'm using is just as light and nimble and sharp as can be, but when it hits the chin it starts skipping like a cheap needle on an old record.

Joe, is...

Is there any disadvantage to a quarter hollow?

Thanks mparker, that helps. It seems like extra hollow, singing etc. is preferred. You don't see a lot of half- and 3/4-hollowed razors out there, do you. Do they still make many less-than-fully...

So how can you can know how stiff and heavy a razor will be if you're buying it on ebay, as so many here do? I know some brands have reputations as great shavers; are there brands known for weight...

I've been shaving with a Lynn-sharpened Wade and Butcher, looks like about 4/8 or 9/16. Recently I got an old Joseph Elliot's, a heavier blade (still hollow though) which I think is 6/8. I honed it...