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02-29-2008, 10:13 PM #1Gold Dot
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Wedge Question
Just curious...does a wedge razor have an absolutely flat plane along each side, or are they hollow ground just a tad? If the former, how are they to hone and strop?
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Trent
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02-29-2008, 10:16 PM #2Senior Member
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They're hollow a bit, were they not, honing would be a complete nightmare.
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02-29-2008, 10:52 PM #3Gold Dot
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Thanks. That's what I was thinking, but I've never seen one, so I didn't know for sure.
Originally Posted by Bruce
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02-29-2008, 11:50 PM #4Senior Member
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I seem to recall Lynn (on his DVD)_mentioning how to hone a wedge.
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03-01-2008, 12:05 AM #5Senior Member
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I have a full wedge, there's an ever so slight hollowing/uneveness that makes the bevel and spine not meet at the toe or heel part, but do meet for the rest of the blade. If I hone it without tape that is.
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03-01-2008, 01:17 AM #6Frameback Aficionado
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I have never seen a "wedge" that was not hollowed out a bit.
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03-01-2008, 11:46 AM #7Senior Member
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It's an old Fredrick Reynolds, so I guess it's quite possible that it had some (uneven) hollowing which is now removed in part.
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03-01-2008, 01:43 PM #8Libertarian Freak
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I have several wedges and they're great shavers. I enjoy going old school with 'em
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I have one or two wedges that are completely flat and any like this are a nightmare to hone - not only does this mean the removal of a lot of metal but the blade tends to 'skip' on the water film on the stone and keeping good contact is difficult. Among these are a very old Frederick Reynolds, a Joseph Elliott and a venerable old cast steel Clayton from about 1790. Most others do have a slight hollow, presumably to ease honing and stropping.
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03-03-2008, 12:19 PM #10Senior Member
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The butcher "wedges" are somewhere between full wedges, which I haven't seen one of yet and the "quarter ground" wapi. I'm pretty sure our great grandfathers had narrower hones.
-Bob
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