Thread: What is this?any ideas

It appears to be some kind of easter/western blade.

When you sharpen a Sashimi knife you life the knife up onto the blade surface. Same here. My guess is that it was an experiment to see if you could get a better edge off of a grind like that.

Curious though. Is the angle from the belly to the bevel 17 degrees or is it greater?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I'd send it to Lynn to hone. It's only $20.00

I'm going to venture an opinion on this one. Feel free to laugh at me if you think it way off base.

Since it is obvious that is in no way a finished razor. It is possible that this was meant as an instructional piece for people learning to grind razors and that it illustrates one of the steps along the way to grinding a blank down into a finished razor. And, if this is so, the handle is only there to serve as a convenient means of keeping this safe in the instruction box.

OK, now you laugh

Well, after some extra consideration, even this wild idea doesn't make sense. I'm really beginning to suspect that this is NOT a German razor. It is stamped on the front of the tang with that? No way! Plus... NO jimps and the spine and tang don't really have much form at all. I'm going to have to throw my vote along with those who think this item is either Chinese or Pakistani.

Weird one, though...

It sure is unique, whatever it is.

it's certainly cool whatever it is.

a microtome maybe? [that's my answer for anything that looks like a razor but isnt']

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I'd send it to Lynn to hone. It's only $20.00

That cracked me up!

Originally Posted by loueedacat

it's certainly cool whatever it is.

a microtome maybe? [that's my answer for anything that looks like a razor but isnt']

Nah, it's too thick and bevelled on both sides.

Must be a macrotome.

EDIT> Bah! There is such a thing as a macrotome, stupid facts getting in the way of my pun. :-(

Originally Posted by Big Red

That cracked me up!

this is really not easy to hone.i should go same as knife sharpening.at least needs 50 layers of tape if i use it to rich that angle.

Originally Posted by ignatz

I'm going to venture an opinion on this one. Feel free to laugh at me if you think it way off base.

Since it is obvious that is in no way a finished razor. It is possible that this was meant as an instructional piece for people learning to grind razors and that it illustrates one of the steps along the way to grinding a blank down into a finished razor. And, if this is so, the handle is only there to serve as a convenient means of keeping this safe in the instruction box.

OK, now you laugh

....

Weird one, though...

You might be on the track here ... but not an aid for grinding but for teaching barbers... a nice dull (or at least it looks blunt) shape so they can practice the strokes of shaving. lets face it if they practice with sharp devises.. they need lots of customers... if they are just removing lather and then re-lathering... you can learn the strokes without needing dozens of people to shave... and it does look a lot like the shavette style blade

and yes that cheesy "made in Germany" can be authentic.

Everything about this blade says "medical". No jimps anywhere, smooth lines, no frills anywhere, very thick, stout grind. I place it somewhere between a microtome and the much thicker, pure wedge shaped blades used to chop up cadavers.


Just my $.02,