Originally Posted by
bambi
Right guys the photos below are of two razors i bought,
The top blade is a german made razor for a french retailer,
The spine shows heavy wear from honing a good 2-3mm maybe a little more, and the blade has a frown, this is where the shaving edge is recessed towards the spine, a normal frown is a slight curve not a ruddy great curve like this one.
to correct this would not really be possible,
The bottom blade is of a kropp razor sheffield made.
This also has a pronounced frown and slightly heavy spine wear approx. 1.5 mm
i was unaware that this was not normal when i bought these blades,
But i have to say that both of these blades shave very well and are very comfy to use, all i have done to use them is
a bit of time on a 1000 grit, then onto the oil stone and then, strop for 5 mins a day for a couple or three days, about 100-200 strokes a day, then each time i use em a quick 20 stops and we are good to go.
So although these blades dont meet the shaving fraternity's ideal, dont be put off buying this type of blade and using it, i dont have the cash to go buying top notch perfect blades,
these blades are getting on for 100 yrs old a bit of wear is part and parcel part of its life history.
i hope this helps a little.