Thread: What kind of grind is this?

It seems like it is hollow n one side and flat on the other. Is there a special purpose for this razor?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=018

I suspect the hollow grind is , in part, to protect the etching.

I've heard of two kinds of razors that were only ground on one side... One is for barber use and only good for shaving other people and the other was a razor used to prepare laboratory samples.

That is a pretty shoulderless razor. I would guess that it would be a quarter or half hollow but it is impossible to tell from the photos. Send an email to the seller and ask if he could shoot the end of it. Good luck!

-rob

It's a chisel or "tanto grind":

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Most Japanese kitchen knives and Emerson knives have this grind (chisel). It will cut more on the chisel size so I guess you couldn't really change hand with one of these. As Chimensch said, probably because it was meant to shave other people.

Or it might be a full flat grind on one side and hollow on the other. It's also used for some kitchen knives to perform fine cutting tasks. These 2 for example of a flat grind on one side and hollow on the other (one is left handed and one right handed)

It is simply bad lighting in the pic. It is a standard ground razor.

I think I'll throw my hat in the ring for that one, as a matter of fact...

wow i like that. i think i'll shave with it next week (if there is a bidding war, "there will be blood")

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

wow i like that. i think i'll shave with it next week (if there is a bidding war, "there will be blood")

Yeah, that's cool.

I can loan you my new razor for the week.

There will be blood!

That is a standard single concave grind aka wedge grind.

Looks as if it were sandblasted at some point. The blade and tang are nice and shiny, but also shows signs of previous pitting, and the etching is somewhat rounded.

Still, a very nice looking razor!