Thread: Joseph Elliot Heavy

I just got this off of ebail and I love it its very large and very heavy. I do have to point out to problems with it and those are 1. its got some very fine chips on the bevel and 2. its very loose in the scales. I will have to re pin it and send it out to one of you pros out there to fix the chips and hone it out right! thanks for looking. Also is double conclave just another word for hollow?

DOUBLE CONCAVE might be referring to the so-called "double hollow grind" which is described below.
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In addition to the transverse stabiliser a longitudinal stabiliser is sometimes created in the form of a ridge parallel to the cutting edge and the blade is ground in two areas, each with different degrees of hollowness; the area between the back of the blade and the ridge (less hollow) and the area between the ridge and the cutting edge (more hollow) These two areas have different curvatures and they transition seamlessly in the ridge for a well-made razor.[14]

The ridge stabilizes the blade against flexing in the longitudinal direction by acting as a spine for the blade in that direction. The distance between the ridge and the back of the blade is inversely proportional to the hollowness of the blade and is described in fractional terms in ascending steps of 1/4 as, for example, 1/4 hollow, 1/2 hollow, or 4/4 or 1/1 (full hollow). Full hollow indicates that the stabilizing ridge is very close to the midsection of the blade and the farthest from the cutting edge compared to the other grades. This is considered the most expensive blade.[14]

At the highest end of hollow ground, more hollow than even the 1/1 grade, is the so called singing razor, so named because its blade produces a specific resonant tone when plucked, similar to a guitar string, however such use is not recommended as it can distort the cutting edge.[8][11] Its manufacturing process is so demanding that a full 25% of the blades get rejected as not meeting standards.[8]
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Sorry but I couldn't find a drawing or photo to illustrate for you.
On the other hand, I might be misinterpreting the meaning of "DOUBLE CONCAVE" on the front of your blade. Someone else might be able to give more clarification.

JERRY
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Skelp,

Please have a peek here for some diagrams : grinds

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

That razor is in good shape & wouldn't take much to have her back where she belongs.

Beautiful razor. You will love it once its honed up. I bought one that someone described it as Concave.