I have had a d duck 7/8 for about a month now and have put off using it because of its size. now I know better. It seemed like the blade just knew what to do and all I did was guide it. it's got me now thinking about a 8/8 or so and would that be better. just wondering what others think about that subject. when I got back into straight shaving I had trouble with the neck. a friend sent me a boker blade that was small. I put it in a set of scales and honed and used. worked fine. but now after using the larger blade I don't really know . any one else have any ideas on this subject.