Thread: question about my wade & butcher

the blade has "extra hollow ground" stamped on it.

haha i know this is kind of a weird-ass question but what does that mean? does that mean the blade isnt fully hollow, but its not just 1/2 hollow bc its extra hallow?

It supposedly means has been hollowed an extra amount - an extra hollow is usually very thinly ground

Extra-hollow (aka "singing razor") means even more of the blade is thin than on a full-hollow razor.

I'm a bit confused about the definition of full hollow, the only formal definition I've seen says they should have a "belly" (widening part way down the blade) but I have never seen anything like that on a razor.

http://www.en.nassrasur.com/razorcentral/grind.html

Originally Posted by Rajagra

Extra-hollow (aka "singing razor") means even more of the blade is thin than on a full-hollow razor.

I'm a bit confused about the definition of full hollow, the only formal definition I've seen says they should have a "belly" (widening part way down the blade) but I have never seen anything like that on a razor.

grinds

Here's an old Henry Althoff razor with a belly. The photo is not great and the Althoff is not the most obvious example, but maybe it will help. It is faint but if you look closely you can see how the edge extends a bit beyond the belly before the bevel appears

According to this page, full hollow and extra-hollow are the same thing.

Consider the source.