Thread: Extra Hollow vs Hollow Grind

So I have two blades that are Extra Hollow, one of which is my cursed Double Duck Goldedge, used that blade four times, and it's bitten me each time.

Just tried my restored Extra Hollow W&B Celebrated, and while it was a bit stiffer than the DD, it was a whole new world of danger, right away I knew was a different blade, I could tell it would be very unforgiving, while on a hollow, you may get a nick, on the Extra Hollow, for me at least, it would be a cut.

So, are Extra Hollows a blade for advanced users, definitely not a beginners blade, or even in my case, an intermediate shaver. Didn't get cut or nicked with this blade, mind you it's been months since I tried, again, to use an Extra Hollow, but I could tell this was a different beast. The shave was incredibly close, an unintended BBS, but man, from the first I put the blade to the sideburn area, I knew and felt this was a completely different experience.

Is this just a preference thing, i.e., wedge vs. hollow vs 1/2 hollow, or do using Extra Hollow's require some pretty serious skills....

Just throwing this out there....