Thread: Why is the frameback?

Originally Posted by Russel Baldridge

I'd bet it is more of an issue of how easy the design was to manufacture, or just style.

By style, do you mean it just looked cool?

Me

Some of your really old framebacks actually had the blade and frame two distinct parts. The blade was really not part of the frame. Later, framebacks were one piece.

I think style is just that, like a spanish point or squarepoint. Just another variation.

Originally Posted by CJBianco

(And why is there not a frameback club?)

There is a frameback club known as "The Frameback Fanciers"! It just got off the ground today!

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Some of your really old framebacks actually had the blade and frame two distinct parts. The blade was really not part of the frame. Later, framebacks were one piece.

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I believe you have this backwards The solid ones came first, around 1850 or so! The two piece variety started around 1870 or 1880.
I should state that this information is based on known manufacture dates of both styles of razor and information received from Gary aka Traveller! If anyone else has some solid information on this subject, I would appreciate hearing about it!

I have a few framebacks - I tend to hang on to them as they don't seem too popular although I think they are good myself. Types (I forget makes just at the moment) are fixed blade(can't replace it ever), front screw on the nose tip and tang underlever (which looks a bit odd but in fact works well). If I can dif them out I'll post on the razor club.

Originally Posted by blueprinciple

I have a few framebacks - I tend to hang on to them as they don't seem too popular although I think they are good myself. Types (I forget makes just at the moment) are fixed blade(can't replace it ever), front screw on the nose tip and tang underlever (which looks a bit odd but in fact works well). If I can dif them out I'll post on the razor club.

I'd love to see a photo of each type of frameback. Maybe including the true vs. faux framebacks?

(I'm new to the game.)

Thanks,
Christopher

Chris, the one I talked to you about is a foux. It looks like you could take the blade and slide it out of the spine to replace it if it were damaged.

So a true frameback is a permanent blade. And a faux frameback is a replaceable blade. Got it.

(It always puzzled me when I read that this one was a true frameback while that one wasn't.)

Thanks,
Christopher