Thread: Zowada double bevel

Originally Posted by RayG

Thanks for the replies. I did read the interesting thread on double bevels. Since most TZ owners rave about the shave, I guess my question was not whether the double bevel works or not, but whether TZ owners thought their TZ's were superior to non-TZ blades sharpened the same way.

I'd love to find out for myself, but owning a TZ is not something I can try at this time.

In of itself, the double bevel is not what makes a TZ shave better than other razors, it is the quality of the steel, the heat treatment, the grinding and all the other factors that make a Tim Zowada special. Putting a great double bevel on a normal razor will not make it shave like a Zowada and putting a great single bevel on a Zowada will not bring down the quality of the shave to that of a "normal razor". Double bevel honing is just the method that Tim found consistently puts a good edge on a razor in a production type of setting. Honing a Zowada with tape also protects the beautiful damascus finish, while this might not be a concern with a regular vintage razor. A great single bevel will shave just as well as a great double bevel on both TZ razors and non TZ razors.