Could someone please explain to me the difference between half hollow and full hollow
Hi,
I just purchased my second straight razor. A Theirs Issard full hollow ground razor. I don't understand the differences between a half hollow and a full hollow ground razor. Could someone please shed some light on what exactly the difference is and what the word 'hollow' actually refers to on a straight razor.
When I brought the razor home I lathered up with my Castle Forbes lime shave cream and shaved. I have to say it was the most awesome, cleanest, smoothest shave I have ever had.
I am a newbie. I was told to shave a few times before stropping it. OK, shaves completed and I want to strop the blade. I was told six passes on the course leather and then six passes on the finer leather yet here the consensus seems to be between 30 to 60 passes on a leather strop. Any information at all would be very helpful in clearing up my confusion. Should that be 30 to 60 passes on the course leather and then another 30 to 60 passes on the finer leather?
The razor passed the HHT flawlessly both when I tried it on the brand new, fresh from the professional sharpener and after the first two shaves. Now, I can't get it to perform the test at all. This concerns me. I would hate to think that I am doing something to damage my new TI razor.
Any comments and help would be very much appreciated.
Thank you in advance
Chris in Red Deer, Alberta