Thread: Five Razor Set Of Different Sizes. Any Advice?

I just got back my bay specials from the honemeister (Thank you, Lynn) and looking at them all, I now have 5 razors of different widths, lenghts and weights. They range from a fairly heavy 5/8 x 3" to a 6/8 x 2 5/8" to a shortened 5/8 by 2 3/8".

I've dialing in my technique so that I've pretty happy with the results, using melt and pour soap with bentonite and Proraso, following with a Body Shope moisturing cream. Having properly shave ready razors is so sweet. But I've been shaving with almost identical razors until now.

My question is to those more experienced members with a larger collections (I think my RAD is satisified for now). Is there anything to look out for as I switch from one size and weight razor on a daily basis? Taking my time is a given and introducing small changes in the process is standard but what are the dangers in having different razors?

It's a nice problem to have.

No dangers,use them,enjoy.

Hey DGilloon,

Don't worry too much about the blade lengths, that's fairly irrelevant to shave performance. And the difference in 5/8 and 6/8 really isn't that great, so don't worry about that either. Weight can make a difference. Generally speaking, heavier razors can make it easier because the weight does all the work for you. An inexperienced user may rely on additional pressure with a light blade in order to compensate, which can lead to trouble. With the lighter blades try not to use additional pressure and be sure to stretch the skin very well. Scything and guillotime strokes work very well too. Anyway, I'm sure you'll do well.

Experienced shavers can switch from a 4/8s to a 7/8s no problem. Rookies need to be a little more careful especially since the heft and size can cause you to apply too much or too little force and the size difference can make the larger size clumsy and harder to maneuver while the small size can make it too easy to maneuver and cause you to cut yourself.

I think that having to work with such a range of blades will help your overall technique, because you'll have to draw general conclusions about shaving rather than specific ones about shaving with the same sort of blade every time. Just stay in the moment with each one! One of mine, with a square tip like an engineer's square, draws me back into the moment almost every time I (OUCH!) use it.