Thread: The different razor grinds

Originally Posted by Wayne1963

I would love to see a video explanation of how these grinds are achieved.

Yes please, this is a great idea.

Originally Posted by Flamez

Yes please, this is a great idea.

Start with a simple grind.
https://youtu.be/2fAXTWUrzMo
Note how hot the steel gets which is why water is important
after heat treating. Rough grinding like heavy hammer forged
blanks is the "easy" part.

Double wheels..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GVB0qkRF1c

Dovo factory.
https://youtu.be/jtAl-drQ1XM

So by changing the diameter of the wheels and the spacing a lot of grinding tricks
are very possible.
Precision is important, heat treating cannot be abused.

The different grinds can add stability.

Old wet grinding wheels will have a different diameter and can remove a lot of steel
up near the spine and then a larger wheel set can hone in thinning the blade itself.
In two passes a ridge can be left.

Most hand made blades are single belt sanded and take a lot of skill
to get the grind correct and not mess up the tempter.

Thin, highly polished retaining an ideal temper is difficult and the
singing is proof to some buyers.

Modern steel and a solid home made wet grinding jig should be able to
make some fine home ground razors if you have a machine shop and
want to make the jig. Safety covers please..

I learned to shave with a full hollow 5/8 Dovo a few months ago, and stayed with it to learn that razor well, and to be able to hone it to keep it shaving up to speed. I recently added a Brian Brown 1/2 hollow belly grind in 6/8, and prefer this razor. The Dovo does offer a bit more feedback, but the BB razor still gives me plenty of feedback, and it shaves more effortlessly than the smaller razor, and fits my hand better as the blade has more beef, and heft to it. I think that most any razor can provide good shaving results as long as it is sharp, but straight shavers will ultimately gravitate to blades that have that sweet spot as far as feel, and comfort. I figure my next one will be something in a 7/8.

Originally Posted by skimonster

I learned to shave with a full hollow 5/8 Dovo a few months ago, and stayed with it to learn that razor well, and to be able to hone it to keep it shaving up to speed. I recently added a Brian Brown 1/2 hollow belly grind in 6/8, and prefer this razor. The Dovo does offer a bit more feedback, but the BB razor still gives me plenty of feedback, and it shaves more effortlessly than the smaller razor, and fits my hand better as the blade has more beef, and heft to it. I think that most any razor can provide good shaving results as long as it is sharp, but straight shavers will ultimately gravitate to blades that have that sweet spot as far as feel, and comfort. I figure my next one will be something in a 7/8.

Really helpful! Thanks!