Thread: Wedge razor club

Originally Posted by komjong

So can a Hollow also be a wedge?

nope. It's a spectrum, going from Wedge to Hollow.

Wedge blades are just that, wedges, they have a \/ profile. The more metal ground out, the further towards a full hollow it becomes.

Here is a scale

Large Bengall Wedge Hi Guys--I was at an antique store the other day and found this old(how old I'm not sure) Bengall wedge. It's pretty large and was in pretty good shape. I still need to polish it a bit more but I thought it was really nice. I've never even seen a Bengall wedge and honestly didn't know they made one especially this size. After the Bengall name it says something Steel but I can't tell what the type of steel it says it is. It hasn't been used much at all and the thing is as tight as when new. Thought you guys might enjoy seeing it and maybe give me an idea how old it might be.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...g?t=1245617572

"Bengall Cast Steel" (maybe 1830-40's ?)

It sure could be that old. I've looked at a couple of reference books on shapes and that matches pretty close to the shapes of that period. I also got a BBW/Coticule natural Belgian hone that came with it or rather was part of the same estate. That would be wild if it was close to the same age:-)

Thanks!

KomJong that is a beauty!!!!!

Here's another Bengall near true wedge. This one has T.R. Cadman& Sons on the reverse. Thomas Cadman (1833-1917) was a descendant of Bengall-founder Luke Cadman (1727-1788). He took over the firm towards the last quarter of the 19th century.

Got this razor as part of a lot of three I bought because of a Heljestrand No.4. I was pleasantly surprised to find the other to be an ivory scaled Klas Törnblom Söderfors Specialstål and this Bengall wedge.

Scales are original faux-tortoise horn, but broken. The steel is in a fine condition with little hone wear and just a few light spots and watermarks on an otherwise clean, mirror finished blade. This is how I got it; haven't done anything other than wiping it with a cloth:

So I was at an antique shop last august and found this for 10 bucks. It's a James Johnson silver steel razor. I did a bit of research on it. It's quite old. James Johnson was in business from 1818 to 1853, but silver steel was not used in Sheffield til after 1824. So the razor was made anywhere from 1824 to 1853. Anyway, here's the pictures.

Originally Posted by Oldengaerde

Here's another Bengall near true wedge. This one has T.R. Cadman& Sons on the reverse. Thomas Cadman (1833-1917) was a descendant of Bengall-founder Luke Cadman (1727-1788). He took over the firm towards the last quarter of the 19th century.

Got this razor as part of a lot of three I bought because of a Heljestrand No.4. I was pleasantly surprised to find the other to be an ivory scaled Klas Törnblom Söderfors Specialstål and this Bengall wedge.

Scales are original faux-tortoise horn, but broken. The steel is in a fine condition with little hone wear and just a few light spots and watermarks on an otherwise clean, mirror finished blade. This is how I got it; haven't done anything other than wiping it with a cloth:

Cool, I have that exact same razor and I agree out of the wedges I own, it's the closest one to a "true wedge" I've seen. Incidentally, I'd like anyone to post about any "true wedges" they may own. I don't think there are any; or, if there are, they're beyond rare.

My Bengall has a mirror finish as well. I took mine out recently and it's in line for honing since I've yet to hone it up since I've owned it.

Chris L