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

I tend to agree with Hirlau's theory.
Anyway, Bummer!!
The good thing is you probably got them for less account of the defects.

knife guys...




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

you didn't know.

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