As a fairly new SR shaver, my only experience was shaving with a full hollow ground blade. This morning I tried a blade that I bought from ebay and honed. The grind of the blade was considerably thicker than the full hollow blades. Maybe a 3/4 grind or so. What I noticed was that It made no sound as it shaved. The full hollow ground blades kind of make a soft scratching sound as it cuts the beard, but the thicker blade didn't. Initially, I was concerned that the razor wasn't cutting but it gave a wonderful smooth shave. Variety is part of the fun of all this!

John