A very timely post for me. I'm in the process of test driving a newly acquired Wade and Butcher 5/8" wedge. Strange razor this one. At long last, I have it at least as sharp, if not a bit sharper than my hollow grounds but for some reason it just doesn't feel as crisp as my hollow grounds. Very comfortable, very nice shaves but the hollow ground shaves just seem to be crisper. The best analogy I can use is with safety razors, if you take a 1912 Gem Jr, put a new blade in it and shave, then the next day put a fresh blade in a 3 piece Gillette Tech, you're likely to get really nice shaves on both days but the hollow grounds, like the 1912 (for me at least) just seem to deliver much crisper much more aggressive shaves. This post has me thinking though. I seldom miss a day of shaving so I'm wondering if I let my beard grow for a couple days if the wedge would be better in the rough than it is on the fairway.