Thread: Do these look like they have seen a belt sander?

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

I wouldn't be too quick to blame the seller. To me it looks like it is from a grinder in a poor attempt at a regrind. These razors were originally reground on a small-ish diameter wheel, maybe this other grind was done years and years ago, it's hard to say.

Placing blame was not the intent of that post, it was to give an educated "Guess", as you did, on the cause of the damage.

But,,,

As far as how razors were ground in their day,,I concede the facts to you, as you have studied this far more than I have, or will. This could be the source of the damage.

However,,,,

I do hold a seller responsible for the product he lists for sale, regardless of who may have owned it before & damaged the product in years past. I don't see that as hard, only fair.

Originally Posted by WadePatton

knife guys...




don't be offended, you remember before you knew--

you didn't know.

The irony is we probably all sharpened other tools long before we touched a razor.

Looks to me like a regrind.

After looking at the auction pics, the shoulders of the blades appear to have a finish that matches the edge and the spine.

The shoulders look OK to me - it certainly is not 'shoulderless' as the stabiliser (single) is clearly visible.

The blade probably has a double hollow grind, ie a thicker 'belly' just above the top of the bevel line, say 1/3 - 1/4 the way up the razor from the cutting edge.

The running lines of tarnish show that the blades have been kept in an ill regulated place that got cold enough in winter to deposit condensation on the blades, giving the 'bromide drag' (old photographers term) effect to the tarnish. Perhaps someone made an attempt to clean off the tarnish along the belly at some time.

Could just be an effect of the double hollow grind, though - the reflection shown on it would come from another plane to the rest of the blade, so it might just be showing a lined (artexed) ceiling or something like that.

Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by Hirlau

...As far as how razors were ground in their day,,I concede the facts to you, as you have studied this far more than I have, or will...

Don't be too big-hearted, Hirlau - Drew & Sons are not that old and they certainly were not reground like some of the oldies were - they were hollow ground from the start, on a couple of wheels, not just one. IN fact the company only moved from Piccadilly Circus (where they had been since a few years before 1890) circa 1914 - we are talking about comparatively modern razors here, not re-ground 1700s wedges...

Regards,
Neil