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    Quote Originally Posted by IsaacRN View Post
    Forgive me for not knowing.....but how does a 13/16 compare in size. Ive never seen one...i thought blades were primarily on the ?/8 System......so when you say ?/16 it has me intrigued.
    The sizing system is done eighths of an inch, therefore a 6/8 is also a 3/4 being 3/4 of an inch, or I suppose you could say 12/16 thus a 13/16 would be a sixteenth of an inch bigger. Does that make sense?

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    Here's one way to choose. Eeny, meeny, miney, mo, Larry, Curly, Shep, and Mo.....

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    When faced with a situation where I am having a hard time deciding I've found it easier to just get both...

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    I may do that.....i just purchased the Filly....so well see how it goes...if all good....ill pick up the Henckels after

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    Why don't you get an 8/8 Henckels Friodur after the Filly, then
    you can compare `1/8 better' ;)

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    Evil.......i may just do that instead.....Im really wanting a Wade and Butcher Notch point. I so dont do restoration. I want to buy one that is shave ready alas i cant find one.

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    Maybe Traveller will have a new round of nicely done up Wade & Butchers ready for sale soon.

    I saw the other day that he picked up this insanely large meat chopper, not w&b, but still amazing. Then I checked out his feedback a bit, figured out who he was from the ebay list here on SRP and saw that he's been buying up some nice W&B's and others, so we can only hope...

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    Quote Originally Posted by IsaacRN View Post
    Evil.......i may just do that instead.....Im really wanting a Wade and Butcher Notch point. I so dont do restoration. I want to buy one that is shave ready alas i cant find one.
    Are you looking for something like a Washington Razor?
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