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?
Many thanks,
Trent
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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?
Many thanks,
Trent
They're hollow a bit, were they not, honing would be a complete nightmare.
Thanks. That's what I was thinking, but I've never seen one, so I didn't know for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce
I seem to recall Lynn (on his DVD)_mentioning how to hone a wedge.
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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.
I have never seen a "wedge" that was not hollowed out a bit.
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. :shrug:
I have several wedges and they're great shavers. I enjoy going old school with 'em :)
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.
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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