Thread: Definitions..Wedge, 1/4, 1/2 full hollow

Best regards to most... and happy trails. Time to migrate. I may start something on my own site.

I have read through this post and not found my Answer (did get a headache though) Could someone explain the “single concave wedge grind” it sounds like 4 razors I have and I have been trying to think of a description to ask SRP members about them. 3 are no name Sheffield Razors and the latest one I have is a very nice 6/8” Joseph Rodgers one. If these are in fact the type described what is the advantage of this type of grind?
Tony

Nenad's post #23 fits the description. Forget all the steps all the way up to the real skinny stuff. They all exist, but it's just too much redundant info.

The benefit of a wedge is strength, and the weight if you want it. The drawback is that they cannot be honed forever and the cutting angle needs to change accordingly as it wears. The other percieved drawback way back when... was the weight, the very thing we like again. As time went on, the steel got a little better the master grinds more hollow to make things lighter and no one looked back.

I doubt that wearing a wedge out would ever happen to you because these days we have more than one razor to play with. Back in the day I think most guys only wanted to buy one razor in a lifetime and often it was the only one being used. I think they were also handed down a lot.

Some of the steels in the old wedges are awesome! JL's has got to be one of the best examples of a wedge I have ever put on a strop. I almost put it in my own stable of razors.

I think if you sent JL's wife an email, she'd sell it to you while he's away... Offer, like $250 and she might send some of his other shaving stuff that is cluttering the closet by now as well.... baaa ha ha ha

Now that is just pure evil. Shame on you for even suggesting such a thing!

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Alf

PS. Do you happen to have her email address?