Thread: Measure your razor angle !!!!!

Are we measuring the razor's angle when it is wrapped up and put away, or are we measuring the angle when it has been unwrapped and is ready for action?

Some of the ones in my Americana razor brands drawer, all of these are either NOS or close to it... They have all been honed with one layer of 3M electrical tape at one time, none, have been honed more than once....
All are extreme hollow grinds... All measurements are in inches

Spine / Blade / Angle

Thistle : .210 / .651 18.564
Red Imp : .172 / .672 14.705
Green Lizard : .178 / .652 15.691
Kinfolks Blue : .192 / .670 16.476
Kinfolks Ace : .195 / .709 15.808
Shur Edge : .199 / .646 17.720
Craftsman : .205 / .708 16.648
Genco Next : .174 / .606 16.508
Easy Aces : .176 / .670 15.094
SRD Gold Bug : .174 / .609 16.426
Hess 99 : .189 / .717 15.147
Hess 44 : .182 / .712 14.686
Hess 1 : .185 / .709 14.993
Kabar 34 : .179 / .666 15.446
De-Fi : .180 / .623 16.612
GEM : .172 / .595 16.621
Harner: .203 / .887 13.142 (before honing)

Mack the Knife = 17.342

TY to Gugi for doing the math for me

Originally Posted by richmondesi

EDIT: That 24.68 Degree for my Chandler razor was bothering me, but I checked it again & that's correct. It shaves well too. I don't know what to think about this

I've got a razor with a 25 degree angle and it shaves fine as well. Large angles don't seem to be as much of a problem as small ones.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Harner: .203 / .887 13.142 (before honing)

so what blade was that a blade blank or a dammy blade

i had no clue that i was that shallow and is there any feedback on edge holding
maybe 52100 can hold a bit tighter an angle

Originally Posted by L R Harner

so what blade was that a blade blank or a dammy blade

i had no clue that i was that shallow and is there any feedback on edge holding
maybe 52100 can hold a bit tighter an angle

Easy Butch,
Note the before honing...
That is the one you just sent me for Al, I will hone it and re-measure it..
I am curious too, but I have honed a couple of your razors and NO ONE has ever complained about the edge failing....

Guys a little help????

All of my razors are exactly 17 degrees. sorry.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Guys a little help????

I'm too lazy to do it again. So here are some numbers copied and pasted from another thread in the name of more discussion in the forums, because forums are fun

Rodgers wedge, 7/8+ at the toe, 5/8 at the heel:
13.82 near the toe
17.11 near the heel

559 Wedge 4/8 wedge:
17.84

Stamped Wapi 5/8 quarter hollow:
17.51

Heljestrand 6/8 extra hollow:
16.96

Webster & Johnson 6/8 wedge:
16.09

Wostenholm 5/8 wedge:
18.46 near the toe
18.38 near the heel

New acquisition:
Carl Schlieper 200 NOS 0.191 0.719 15.3

Damn nice looking addition too Matt