Thread: Starting with an "odd" size razor?

Hey badwolf thanks for the links. I do like the first one. I had looked at the second one a couple times. But the rounded off point an honing wear on the sides scared me a bit. Still like the color of the scales. May enquire about that first blade.

Love the small blades, one of my favorites is a 4/8 half hollow Sure Edge.

I have about 30 in rotation large wedges to small hollows, sometimes a small blade is nice to use like driving a sports car.

Well, I recieved the JA 4/8" I purchased from Ahmenrab and have shaved with it several times. Initial impression was "Wow this thing is tiny!", but it actually shaves very well. The blade came honed and shave ready, after stropping I gave it a shot on a 3 day growth of beard. I did notice the things mentioned in this thread (have to wipe more often/shorter passes, stropping is "different", less weight, etc.) but overall I'm very pleased. I think with my larger razor I enjoyed the weight and feel, but I was relying on that weight to shave rather than good technique. No such dice with the smaller blade. It's really forced me to work on getting that "perfect" angle and pressure on my face, but the reward is substantial. One big advantage of the smaller blade is that there is less to "see around" when shaving so I feel a bit more comfortale and precise with it.

Overall I'm glad I started with a larger blade, but if this razor is any indicator, I'm now a 4/8" man.

Mmmmmm...first full WTG,ATG,XTG Shave w this beauty today.



My face hasn't been this smooth since before puberty, what a joy this little 4/8" is!