Its on the heavy side of 6/8ths. after I removed the small chips frown, then imparted a slight smile back into the blade. So originally I'd say it was 13/16 or 7/8
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Mine is a 7/8ths but it gives an optical illusion of being 8/8ths :)
Does anyone know : is there any purpose to a tapered straight razor?
It seems like just more work for the grinder..
Man....that's like asking what the barbers notch was for.
Aesthetics would be my only guess.
Here's a Marshes and Shepard taper blade I'd picked up recently.
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Got it on the tadoo list, for this winters projects.
Doesn't look rite to me.
I cant help but think that a guy some where in the past honed his razor with too much pressure at the toe end creating that shape by accident.
Then came along his buddy the blacksmith, saw it, thinking that's how they are supposed to look and went on to making them that shape. Thus the story continues..
I spin a great yarn :/
That's what I thought when I found that one in the wilds. Then I noticed the absence of the hone wear.!
I jazzed this one up a bit today..
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