Thread: weight / size

Originally Posted by dylandog

Is there any disadvantage to a quarter hollow?

Weight, if it's a big razor. I've got a quarter hollow 8/8 W&B that's like slinging a hatchet around my face. Doesn't seem to notice the whiskers are even there, down side is I'm not sure it would notice my nose or ears either.

Originally Posted by dylandog

Is there any disadvantage to a quarter hollow?

Honing. It's harder to do on those blades.

Originally Posted by Joe Chandler

Honing. It's harder to do on those blades.

There's an easy solution to this. Just send it out :-)

Originally Posted by mparker762

Weight, if it's a big razor. I've got a quarter hollow 8/8 W&B that's like slinging a hatchet around my face. Doesn't seem to notice the whiskers are even there, down side is I'm not sure it would notice my nose or ears either.

I see. That doesn't sound so bad. This W & B I'm using is just as light and nimble and sharp as can be, but when it hits the chin it starts skipping like a cheap needle on an old record.

Joe, is it harder to hone as in trickier, requiring special techniques, or just more elbow grease & patience?

Maybe more lather? with me it skips on my chin when the lather dries out.

Originally Posted by mparker762

There's an easy solution to this. Just send it out :-)

I hate sending stuff to myself...reminds me too much of my birthday.

Originally Posted by mparker762

TI still makes half-hollow razors, they're listed at classicshaving (one of them is here).

Do they make that ina spike tip?

Originally Posted by mparker762

Also, John Crowley has several NOS quarter hollow blades, here's a link to one of them.

I like his assertion that they are as easy to hone as full hollows. Anybody else feel that way?

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