Thread: Anyone know the best full hollow razor

Originally Posted by RobinK

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Well, hollow grinds tend to be a bit complicated with anything narrower than 6/8ths, but you know that.



Really? That's intriguing. Have you got any proof for that?



Just for the record, this is not the most extreme hollow grind I have ever encountered. But the most consistent.

Was just pure speculation, but if you had of said if was another, "Peres", wouldn't have been shocked, was just guessing
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I'll have to go down and look for it, here's an old pic.

Thanks, tonights razor, if found, is selected...

I'll see your Plümacher and raise you this Mehl, Bob

Fields	Data
Manufacturer	Mehl, Hermann
Region	Bremen, Germany
Date	Unspecified
Size	8/8
Point	Square
Shoulder	2 stabilizers
Jimps	Upper & Lower
Scales	Plastic
Steel	Carbon

Originally Posted by Phrank

Thanks, tonights razor, if found, is selected...

Excellent choice. Do some research on Daniel Peres's history. He is arguably the most interesting Solingen razor maker. Seriously. And yes, I should never have sold that Regina

Originally Posted by RobinK

I'll see your Plümacher and raise you this Mehl, Bob

Fields	Data
Manufacturer	Mehl, Hermann
Region	Bremen, Germany
Date	Unspecified
Size	8/8
Point	Square
Shoulder	2 stabilizers
Jimps	Upper & Lower
Scales	Plastic
Steel	Carbon

Lovely razor but it is a fool's game to argue about which is the most hollow ground razor. There appear to be a few that fall into possible consideration so it comes to splitting hairs. You'll know an extremely hollow ground razor the minute you shave with it by the sound and by how flexible the blade is when lightly pushed side ways. Yes, you could measure but that is just a little too scientific for me.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Lovely razor but it is a fool's game to argue about which is the most hollow ground razor.

I'm not sure the few people alive from the days of old I met a few years would agree, Bob. Quite the contrary.

Dubl Duck: Made by apprentices.

Peres: Well, yes...

Originally Posted by BobH

There appear to be a few that fall into possible consideration so it comes to splitting hairs. You'll know an extremely hollow ground razor the minute you shave with it by the sound and by how flexible the blade is when lightly pushed side ways. Yes, you could measure but that is just a little too scientific for me.

Well, yes. Let's measure them, shall we? I'm very much in favour of science over folk lore. But you know that

Any road, enjoy the weekend!
Robin

The edge put on said razor along with an experienced user will get an excellent shave every time. Regardless of brand or how hollow the hollow is. End result? The same. I used to play the same game with different razors. Measure the angles etc. End of the day it doesn't mean anything. Some razors fit better in your hand. Stropping? Sure it's easier to strop a 6/8 and up than a 3/8. The thinnest blades are de. And I hate using them so I don't.

Originally Posted by Bill31521

The edge put on said razor along with an experienced user will get an excellent shave every time. Regardless of brand or how hollow the hollow is.

Just to be clear: you are saying that a wedge (by which I mean a real wedge, not one of the new-fangled razors that are actually half hollow sold as wedges because $$$) has the same shaving properties as a full hollow (by which I mean a 1930s through 1943 Solingen hollow ground made by a Meister - and I realise that few people here will be able to offer an informed, first-hand opinion)?

Originally Posted by Bill31521

End result? The same.

For you? Maybe. Feel free to post a poll to find out who else thinks that's a sensible opinion.

Originally Posted by Bill31521

I used to play the same game with different razors. Measure the angles etc. End of the day it doesn't mean anything.

Intriguing. Would you care to elaborate how an 8/8ths razor will behave the same as a 3/8ths razor? Nothing fancy, just basic physics. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Bill31521

The thinnest blades are de. And I hate using them so I don't.

We were talking about cut-throat razors, not DEs.

I been using one for 8 years. I have heard about the holy Grail razor since then. I find that the whole scientific end of it is nonsense. What did barbers use? No name hollow grinds. A whole slew of them for sale on eBay. If there was one razor that had something over another brand they would all have used it.

Originally Posted by Bill31521

I been using one for 8 years.

A DE? Congrats.

Originally Posted by Bill31521

I have heard about the holy Grail razor since then.

Well, you should quit that forum then. It is apparently badly moderated.

Originally Posted by Bill31521

I find that the whole scientific end of it is nonsense.

Intriguing. Which scientific experiments exactly did you perform to come to this conclusion?

Originally Posted by Bill31521

What did barbers use? No name hollow grinds. A whole slew of them for sale on eBay.

I am sure you will back up this claim by irrefutable proof shortly. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Bill31521

If there was one razor that had something over another brand they would all have used it.

True. How about Puma? Or Duble Duck? Or, of course, the ever popular Solingen made export brand Filarmonica?

Fili 14 to gold dollar 66 the cheap one. I have no issue taking the beard off. There's no need to try to reinvent the wheel. You can go do your "experiments". Suit yourself. A properly hones razor is all you need as well as the ability to use it. I will let you continue your classroom discussion now. Oh I shaved with my pocket knife the other day. Just to see. I wonder how thin it is? Lol.