how much spine wear is to much
i found a union cutlery SPIKE razor this weekend but passed on it because the spine wear was more than i like. i like the grind of the blade (the one pictured in the library section says half hollow) i thought it was more wedgy than that but anyway, would spine wear of 3/32 to 1/8 flat make this type of grind too warn to make useable?
Wear is overblown - mostly vanity
Assuming the soundness of the spine - being parallel w/ the bevel - wear isn't really an issue. It can be a PITA to hone because of all the metal that has to move to hone it. But if you don't have a phobia against tape - who cares? I don't mean to imply I don't have any vanities, but in terms of suitability for shaving - this one doesn't register.