Thread: Never seen a full hollow, smiling blade...

Sorry but I am just not seeing what point you are after here

As I just finished honing a sweet new Dovo Blackstar with a nice gentle smile many of the new TI's have a nice smile to them also

Again you have to define "smile" perhaps you could look at the pic above and say whether that is a smiling razor to you, then look at the #14 thread and say if any of those qualify as a smile...

I guess, I would normally call the VOOGD a smiling razor but I'm interested in full hollows with smiles more along these lines:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ing-blade.html or even as heavy as you see on some of Charlie Lewis's work.

Ok, yes those were made with that much smile and way more in Hollow grinds, and some well into the 1900's by some of the American companies..

My opinion is that they were never really all that popular in any grind mostly because they are difficult for the average user to hone .. They shave very well in any grind if they are honed correctly.. There is a thread on here with tons of pics but dang if I can remember where, IIRC Phlidelph started it many years ago

This one smiles ...but not full hollow...that would be nice !,

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ml#post1127498

I think perhaps this is what you mean the Red Devil in that post ???? Full Hollow and "Grinning"

There is another thread with many more on here too

Yes, that was pretty close to what I had in mind.

i have notice that many NOS razors around 7/8 8/8 extra hollows has a slight belly. my SSA,Bartmann and kropp (all 7/8,15/16) got a belly.

File:Smiling.jpg - Straight Razor Place Wiki

http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...-back-case.jpg