Thread: 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?

Many thanks,
Trent

They're hollow a bit, were they not, honing would be a complete nightmare.

Originally Posted by Bruce

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.

I seem to recall Lynn (on his DVD)_mentioning how to hone a wedge.

Good Luck

LIMIT

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.

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