Thread: Reground blades

Occasionally I read that a blade (usually an old English one) has been reground. To me this means a wedge blade has been hollowed.

How do I recognize a reground blade?

If done properly you can't

These were also done around the early 1900's...

If they have etch/stamps on the blade they were NOT reground for sure, not all did however, so it is not foolproof

If you see an Old Sheffield from the 1840s or the like in full hollow it was most likely re-ground.

As Bayamontate said, it's usually a matter of the grind not matching the period the blade appears to be from. Sometimes you get sort of rough looking stabalizers, but sometimes the grind looks totally pro.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

If they have etch/stamps on the blade they were NOT reground for sure

unless Vlad reground then re-etched it!

Okay, I'll bite: when did cutlers learn how to hollow blades?

This is example of regroung blade. I bought it last year. http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...re-1830-a.html

Originally Posted by Durhampiper

Okay, I'll bite: when did cutlers learn how to hollow blades?

Tuff question
I'll let the real history buffs give a date but you have to understand hollowing goes way back, just not more than about 1/4 hollow...

There are very, very, very, few true wedges there are tons of "near wedges" and "1/4 wedges / 1/4 hollows"...
I think what your asking is more when did 1/2 hollows & Full hollows become the rage ????

Case in point here is a very early Warranted look closely at the slight hollowing on the blade...

http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...years-new.html

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I think what your asking is more when did 1/2 hollows & Full hollows become the rage ????
http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...years-new.html

Well, I guess so. I thought I had read somewhere that the technology wasn't there until after 1800 sometime, but I'm probably mistaken.

I don't think the full hollows were being ground till the late 1800's. Maybe 1870's or 1880's?