Im thinking about growing one as you can tell by the name of the thread a big beard always wanted to to see what it would be like but due to my growing pattern i couldnt...im going to show a pic now i hope it works if not its the guy from the hangover hope you seen or heard of it.


http://www.camelcitydispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/zach_galifianakis_wallpaper.jpg




I was wondering how long it would take to grow a beard like it i know beards grow at different rates but the estimate...my beard wont be as good as the beard in the  pic (as in full wise)no way near but it be good enough...i might not do it yet if anything it be a beard close enough but still how long do you think it will take?

Yeah true i know it wont be like it in fullness but the weak bits in my beard could get better but regardless i know it will look good i wouldnt try otherwise.

i feel your pain sir. luckily the only spot that i dont have is on my chin. i grow just fine directly under my upper lip, but below that, nothing...you can see my post here and see what im talking about. im about a month and half in and im happy with it so far. im wanting to kinda go for an opie beard from sons of anarchy.

http://skyethelimit.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/ryan-hurst-sons-of-anarchy-19864305-467-700.jpg

Just go for it. Set a date that you aren't going to trim before. Me and some of the guys at work did that last winter. Started around October and we couldn't trim until February.

The average growth rate is about 1/2 inch per month.  So your mileage may vary.  I would guess that the beard in you link is at least 3 months growth, but would be more like 4 or 5 for me.  Beards like that don't grow over night or even in a few weeks.

Let's see a picture.   

And heres the other one.

Looks good!  Carry on!