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    Quote Originally Posted by stimpy52 View Post
    4/8 wedge -- is that one of those little American wedges like a Union Spike or a Bowdin? Or is it a smallish old Sheffield?
    It's actually a Swedish blade, C.V. Heljestrand.

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    Small blades like that should have one layer of tape max.

    This also applies to a Bowdins razor.
    Last edited by randydance062449; 11-12-2011 at 07:28 AM.
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    Thank you so much for the history and info on Bowdin. I will dull my razor and start over. However, It will be slow going and with caution. Thanks again.

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