Contact wheel size - resulting grind question
Hi Everyone, I would need some help! :)
I have shaved with quite a few razors, and have made about two dozens of them, but I am a bit confused about what custom razors makers are calling 1/4 or 1/2 hollow razors. I used a 6" for my grinds, and if I grind a 7/8 wide blade almost up to the spine, from 1/4 thick stock, than thats about the hollowest I can reach without picking up a smaller wheel to remove some more steel from the upper segments. About how accurate are these numbers here?
For 7/8 razors:
10" - wedge
8" -1/4
6" -1/2
3"-2" - hollow
I think Butch posted these numbers some years ago. Are these about accurate? Can I call a 7/8 razor hollowed on a 6" wheel a half hollow grind?
As a side note, what wheels do others use to grind their 1/2 hollow razors?
I would appreciate any kind of answers, it would help me a lot! :)