Thread: Duck Followed me home

Let me start by saying, the scales were like this when I found it.

Dubl Duck Satin Wedge 5/8 Square Point. Looking forward to taking this one for a test drive tomorrow. Looks like it is partially hollow ground, even if it is listed as a wedge. Is that right?

Nice find, congrats. Yea it's a modern wedge so likely more like a quarter hollow ground. It is not ground like the old near wedge Sheffields. You can check the library for grind types.

Bob

The Satin Wedge was a small wedge they made at the request of barbers back in the day. It is a partial wedge but shaves with wedge characteristics not hollow grind at all.

They shave really well. My spike point tends to bite so I muted mine.

a perfect little daily user right there. same feel shave as the red imp wedges, union spike, bowdins wedge, salamander wedge and others of the like. some of my favorite type of razor, nice scales too! enjoy that shave!

Nice find. I have two Union Spikes which are very similar blades. They shave great. Hope yours does it for you!

Awesome scales what are you talking about

Originally Posted by RezDog

They shave really well. My spike point tends to bite so I muted mine.

So this morning I learned the difference between a muted and unmuted spike point. My other two razors have muted points. This one does not. It bit me a few times, but I think I got the hang of it by the third pass.

Originally Posted by Drygulch

So this morning I learned the difference between a muted and unmuted spike point. My other two razors have muted points. This one does not. It bit me a few times, but I think I got the hang of it by the third pass.

I learned that lesson last weekend after working on a practice razor on the hones....nicked myself 4 times and didn't even feel more than a light scratch. I learned all about muting following that shave. Even just barely dulling the tip of the bevel on the toe makes a HUGE difference.

Yes, a spike will teach you to shave with a lite hand, a very lite hand and make you pay attention…

If you do mute the tip, do so lightly, you probably will fine down the road you may want it back. It does not take much to mute, just a lite stroke on the very corner.