Thread: Looking to buy a "brand new" ornately etched blade

Wow you guys have great taste. They all look sweet to me.

Man. I love that revisor. Makes me want one.

Originally Posted by Seguragr

Man. I love that revisor. Makes me want one.

yep it worked out really well. I love the heft of the 6/8 vs my 4/8 and it's nice to have a blade will not have a heel getting in the way while honing. Not that it's such a big burden, but one less thing to worry about.

One thing I'm curious about though just on comparison between the two sizes. My 6/8 has a much wider spine and therefore a skinnier bevel, is this true for most larger razors?

Conrats on the new razor. I got it's twin about a year ago so I think you have good taste too. Good shavers eh.

There is a ratio of spine width to blade size that will give you a 17 degree bevel angle. As the blade size increases so does the the spine width in proportion. When new most razors with the correct geometry, spine width to blade size ratio, should have small/narrow bevels.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Conrats on the new razor. I got it's twin about a year ago so I think you have good taste too. Good shavers eh.

Bob

cheers to that!

17 degree bevel? Then perhaps its time to start using electrical tape on my razors with excessive spine wear... I just didn't like the way it seemed to gum up the stones when I was learning to hone

You know a razor with a wider bevel does shave just as well as one with a narrow bevel. It is just the some consider a wide bevel unsightly I think. I have a few with wider and in some cases wavy bevels that shave very well.

I'm using Naniwa hones and am not getting any gumming up from the tape. I thing there have been a couple of threads on here about that issue and some suggestion on what type/make of tape does not gum up.

Bob