Thread: Theoretically, is this the best looking razor?

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

I would apply the rule of thirds to the 56mm tang and then place the pivot 18.5mm in from where the blade and the tang meet.

Wouldn't that make the tang area a bit small to grip? How about thirds the other way, putting the pivot at 37?

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Originally Posted by Steve56

84mm seems extremely long for a razor edge. You could almost cut your ear shaving your chin.

Cheers, Steve

Yeah, not a great deal too long though, 3" is about 76mm do it really is only about 5/16" too long.

Ed I don't think you are taking into account that you are not really looking at the finished razor but something that looks like a razor but everything as a 90 degree angle in the drawing which is very poor if you are asking someone a question about a piece of design and where the pivot should be, it's a poor drawing to be frank.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Ed I don't think you are taking into account that you are not really looking at the finished razor but something that looks like a razor but everything as a 90 degree angle in the drawing which is very poor if you are asking someone a question about a piece of design and where the pivot should be, it's a poor drawing to be frank.

Yes it is a rubbish drawing, in my opinion the pivot would be at somewhere close to the end of the 56mm and then a tail after that, maybe a 37 mm tail.
In addition the ratio of spine to grind strikes me as dubious too, a 1/4" spine and a 3/8" grind.