Thread: Proper blade measurment?

This graph (pdf that's been posted before) may save some headache. A photograph after laying your razor on top will make it obvious. Problem is...I forget where you start the razor at. Pivot pin at the blue triangle?

...Ray

Very nice. Just make sure you print it as "original" and don't let the pdf "scale to fit" the paper, or else your dimensions will be off. I checked mine wiht a digital calipers, and is right on.

Originally Posted by HNSB

As an American, let me just say that I love sae measurements. They're as American as baseball and apple pie.

(Ok, maybe they're not really American, but still...)

I agree Metric is more precise.

I always measure from the cutting edge to the back of the spine. That is a non subjective measurement. If you measure to the middle of the spine, is it really the middle? I use a set of digital calipers and measure in mm's. I then use this chart to convert it to inch fractions.

inch/mm CONVERSION CHART

What is the true definition of the blade? I think if you want the true way to measure the blade, you need a true definition of the blade. When the blade is defined, the method of measurement should naturally follow