OK, after sitting down and preparing a few blades for sale, I decided to measure a few of them.

Once of them is a brand new 5/8 Dovo, but the thing is it is not 5/8, it is larger then 5/8 almost a hair short of 6/8 - I was surprised, so I started measuring all of them, and frankly the only one that is actually exactly 5/8 is the oldest one I have...Most of the 5/8's are at least 6/8, the 6/8's are all over 6/8 - So what is the gig? Is there any standard for these things?

Why would a new Dovo that was supposed to be 5/8, not be 5/8's? I can see it with an older razor, and write it off as honing shortage - but I don't get this -

The effect of this has been that I have been thinking that I was preferring 6/8 razors, when in fact they are larger than that - and all of the 5/8 that I thought were too small are 6/8! Interesting dilemma. Any answers?

K