Thread: New Flea Market find.

The old Wosty is what I call a half-rattler. Made before the English got with the (extreme) hollow-ground program.
Seems all the heavy-hitters did them, followed by 'rattlers', which had the long-grind all the way up and close to the spine.

A big old heavy wedge, thinly longitudinally-ground on the bottom half and were considered 'concave' and 'feather-edged'.

Still, a heavy razor with a (almost indiscernible) personality.

Usually great beard-wipers, IMO.

You need a new bevel! If you cannot accomplish it yet, oil it and let it sit until you ruin a few lesser ones in order to learn or send it to someone who knows how.
That one seems quite nice!

Hey Tom, half-Rattler, that was the other term I was looking for.

Is concave and half-rattler essentially the same?

Would the Mappin Lancet razor be concave or half-rattler or, are they the same....

The Mappin Bros Lancet-Edged razor falls into the same category as the OP's.

If you consider the angle from the spine-contact to the bevel, The old half-rattlers might seem the same as those (seriously) hollow ground. They are still half-wedges, to me?
However, those which are truly hollow-ground using the same angle indeed have more movement in the blade, IMO. It can be felt and seen...
Lots more personality. Lots of mass missing from the entire blade's face.
IF that is indeed preferable?

Are the blades not considered flat ground on the Lancets?

You have an extreme angle on the top-half. Below that is a much thinner angular grind, done longitudinally.
The bottom grind is not absolutely 'straight' in most cases I have seen. Some do seem pretty straight.
I expect a rounded stone, applied lengthwise.
Just thinly ground at an even angle, a bit concaved. Below the wedge-ground massive spine.
Make sense? Like you have big razor on top, thinner, small razor at bottom.
Angles are done at steps.
Not much smooth and actual 'hollow grinding' .