Thread: Type of grind

I find having different grinds to choose from is my favorite. It is one of the benefits of shaving now being a hobby instead of a chore.

I say yes! And, I'm going by what my face and results have been.
My beard is coarse, my wife will say extremely coarse.

I shave with all grinds, BUT the grind that I get the best results from are quarter grinds.
Quarter grinds are my daily shavers, the rest, are weekends and special occasions.

I find that a 5/ 8 full hollow gives me the best shave. I have many from small to large of differing grinds but always find my way back to the 5 / 8's full hollow

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I don't know about you, but my face is much more flexible than any razor I've ever shaved with, so for me it's my face that changes shape given the razor, not the other way around.

Maybe you misunderstood me or you are just being facetious, but what I am implying is that because the blade is thinner and thus more flexible, it provides me a closer shave.

Your comment also seems to contradict what you wrote on your website about flex in full hollow razors.

Grind – As I see it, there are two schools of thought when it comes to grind

-Tough Love: This would be starting wit a full hollow razor. A full hollow grind will flex while you are shaving; this makes it less forgiving of a poor shaving technique. As a result, if your technique is poor your shaves will be poor too. This will force you to improve your technique rapidly, or else you will suffer poor shaves. The downside is that your shaves will probably be poor to start.

-Coddling: This would be starting with a half hollow or “heavier” razor. The heavy grinds do not flex while you are shaving. They also have a greater inertia, so they feel like they “plow through” stubble. As a result, it is easier to get a good shave from a heavy grind, even if your technique is not great. The potential downside, however, is that you will not be forced to improve your shave technique, so your development may stagnate.

Steel – I really don’t think the type of steel matters, so long as you choose a quality razor.

The only grinds I've not shaved with are a wedge and near wedge, and of what I've tried, I've liked them all. Like Shaun, though, I tend to stick with a grind for 2 or 3 shaves because I think the way I handle them each is different, and I need some "adjustment" time to get used to each.