Thread: Jean-Jacques Perret, sharpening,honing methods 1771

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

I don't know about all of you, but that razor in the first few pictures is enormous

I noticed that too. Looking at the size of the hands depicted holding the razor my guess is they drew the razor out of proportion to better illustrate the honing strokes. I can't imagine they would have made a working razor that large, not a display piece, but an actual shaver.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I noticed that too. Looking at the size of the hands depicted holding the razor my guess is they drew the razor out of proportion to better illustrate the honing strokes. I can't imagine they would have made a working razor that large, not a display piece, but an actual shaver.

Maybe after 200+ years of use and honing we are seeing the surviving examples at half their original size?

Originally Posted by Martin103

Actually the little notch is where the wooden safety attachement locks in.

Same thought here. Perhaps the look preservered and was originally from this? Something obviously functional!

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Originally Posted by Proinsias

Edit: Geezer, maybe it's just been too long a day but I can't find a link in your post.

Yup, lost it twice't today after chasing it for an hour or so. Sorry for the goof!
The link is to the books page: Click on "Read eBook." it will give you a choice, I clicked on download and got it in a PDF form for reading with Adobe Reader. About three minutes on HighSpeed DSL.
L'art du coutelier
The links is from my download file so it seems to get you where you need to go.
~Richard

Here the link to Bernard Levine translation of the book: Bernard Levine's Knife-Related Links

Thanks Martin

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Don