A 7/8" (or wider): a good idea, or just machismo?

[Fergiebilly]

My experience with firearms was as an officer cadet of the Cambridge University OTC. We were an odd bunch - some were serious army types going through university on sponsorships but most of us were just doing it for a lark so our instructors were right to be cautious. The adjutant was a captain in the Irish Guards and so laid back as to be practically horizontal but the sergeant looking after our wing (the sappers) was a para and most impressive.

Aye..The Paras Looked after Me on the Hospital Ship When I Got Zapped in the Falkland..Like Brothers to Me..They Also Took Me Under their Airborne Wings & Looked After Me During a Reunion when I Was Goin Through a Bad Patch..And Later On While I Was in Bellrock a Residential Supported Housing in Glasgow..I Was Off My Nut at the Time..Great Fun..We All Were Off Our Nuts..

Few Came Near Us..The Real Deal Boys..

Billy

 

[NigelW]

Aye..The Paras Looked after Me on the Hospital Ship When I Got Zapped in the Falkland..Like Brothers to Me..They Also Took Me Under their Airborne Wings & Looked After Me During a Reunion when I Was Goin Through a Bad Patch..And Later On While I Was in Bellrock a Residential Supported Housing in Glasgow..I Was Off My Nut at the Time..Great Fun..We All Were Off Our Nuts..

Few Came Near Us..The Real Deal Boys..

Billy

My father was a Royal Marine in WW2. We owe so much to people like you and him who served their country.

 

[UKRob]

You initial point about managing the blade angle is very valid and probably the main reason you should not go below 5/8”. I tried a 4/8” just once and found it too light as well as struggling with blade angle. My largest blades are 7/8” and I have no desire to get anything bigger. Again, weight plays a part here because spine width had to increase along with blade width in order to keep the geometry right, and, for me, bigger razors feel top heavy.