Thread: W & B Wedge - Do scales match?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Not a microtome, IMO. Just a wonky grob/spine on an old Sheffield wedge.

Yes, I was wondering about that but it is hard to tell, for me, from the angle of the photo.

Bob

Well, this has got more interesting than I ever thought.

I will try to add a better photo of the blade’s profile. Perhaps that will help settle the microtome question.

I appreciate the tape suggestion for honing. Glen, would you apply the tape to the flat side only?

Originally Posted by DZEC

Well, this has got more interesting than I ever thought.

I will try to add a better photo of the blade’s profile. Perhaps that will help settle the microtome question.

I appreciate the tape suggestion for honing. Glen, would you apply the tape to the flat side only?

A head on shot of the blade would be good.

Bob

It was more challenging than I thought it would be to get a straight on shot of the nose of the blade with my phone. Focusing on such a small cross section seemed to throughly confuse its sensors.

I don’t know if these pics will end the microtome discussion or not, but I do not think I can improve on them.

Good job. Old wedge!
As you get a microtome, there will be NO question!

That is a scary looking blade!!

i think it's honed by a newbie. the point is not asymetric. otherwise those scales are not original. if you can work on it to make the blade symetric, i advice you to do new scales by horn