Thread: Razor size. Is this 6/8"?

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Looks like a 5/8ths to me. Spine doesn't count, just the blade (otherwise those swedish framebacks would all be 7/8).

I'd call it 6/8ths

Gary

Originally Posted by Laager

OK. So all the guides on the 'net showing spine included in the measurement are wrong?

That would seem to be the case, unless the manufacturers designations are wrong. All my new razors (and one NOS Puma that came with the original box and tags) seem to be measured from the start of the grind, not from the back of the spine.

At best it would be a tad over a 5/8 and still considered a 5/8. Compare it to another real 6/8 and you will be able to tell. Also note that you have the razor angled for this measurement. It should be straight up and down the line vs. against the line and then over the line at the bottom. The box this came in showed 9/16. Almost 6/8 is not 6/8 even at best.

Have fun.

Lynn

Depends. I've got this one razor that measuring from the edge to the back of the spine gives a bit over 6/8ths. But it's got a very heavy spine on it; the distance from the edge to the start of the grind is just a tich over 5/8ths. Oddly enough, the manufacturer claims this is a 5/8ths razor, not a 6/8ths. The manufacturer of this razor is TI.

As for the difference between your TI damascus, is it possible that the spine shape of the damascus razor is tricking you?

Clifton,

Sorry dude, but to show the comparison, I took a photo of your 5/8 Wonderedge, which is a beautiful razor compared to a 6/8, 7/8 and 8/8. See Pic.

If any of you guys would like to buy the Wonderedge for exactly the value that I traded for it, shoot me a PM. Tis an awesome razor.

Thanks,

Lynn

Originally Posted by Laager

It's possible, but the spine on the TI is higher than the Wonderedge and it's still a smaller razor in total than the Wonderedge. There's a thread from a few weeks ago where it is shown.

What does the TI measure from the start of the grind to the edge? What does it measure from the back of the spine to the edge?

Just to toss two data points out:

5/8 Puma (NOS with box, tags, bags etc) measures 46/64ths from spine to edge, or 5.75 eighths.

6/8 Friodur (current production) measures 53/64th from spine to edge, or 6.62 eighths.

Both measured with a micrometer, and yes it pains me that I'm gonna have to put them both back on the hone.... Measuring the ground area is trickier, but on both of them the ground section of the blade is almost exactly the stated size.

TI's notorious manufacturing tolerances when it comes to things like drilling holes, fitting correct-size scales, etc makes me suspect that they're probably not a good gold standard for determining razor sizes.

I'm sorry, but what am I missing on this razor. Looking at the pic I'd say it is a 6/8. It can be a little confusing, but I can clearly see 2/8 showing to the right of the edge before the 6" mark on the tape and the spine on the 5" mark. An inch less 2/8 is 6/8 right?

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