Thread: Is my near-wedge a near-wedge?

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

Even 1/4 hollow in my book is still... hollow. I'm saying a 'true wedge' with completely flat sides does not exist outside of maybe a microtome. All razors, even the wedgiest-wedge you can find, were originally hollow ground in the sense that the only points of contact when laid flat are the edge and spine.

I can't argue with you there. Even a microtome (at least the one I have) is only flat on one side.

I guess my original point is that I expected a Wacker near-wedge to be pretty close to the grind on this Wacker wedge:

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