Thread: A Straight Razor Ruler

Thanks. Thats exactly what I need.

Don't know why I haven't printed this out sooner...

Thank you!

Thank you very match. For Europe to measure in inches is not the best with this tool everything is easy.

Downloaded the pdf. Thank you very much, Razorguy, for the excellent tool!

Hi to every one
I download the ruler and measure my SR’s. Can someone inform me the start and end point to measure this 5/8 or 6/8 because my razors are something between 6/8 and 7/8 but I buy them for 5/8 .
Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by vsmirnios

Hi to every one
I download the ruler and measure my SR’s. Can someone inform me the start and end point to measure this 5/8 or 6/8 because my razors are something between 6/8 and 7/8 but I buy them for 5/8 .
Thanks in advance.

I will try to answer this and if I'm wrong, please correct me.

This A. W. Wadsworth falls between 5/8 and 6/8, I would round down and call it a 5/8.

Thanks for the quick replay.
No you are not wrong what you describe in the simplest way I will consider 5/8. But I just realize am shaving all that long with 6.5/8.
Thank again.

Originally Posted by Panama60

I will try to answer this and if I'm wrong, please correct me.

This A. W. Wadsworth falls between 5/8 and 6/8, I would round down and call it a 5/8.

This razor would actually be an 11/16"

Here is what another member had to say a few years back from a very similar thread...

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Here are some things to actually ponder

First off I doubt the TI is an actual 11/16,,, what do I mean???

There are different ways to measure the blade width TI happens to be one that measures heavy at least now anyway, which means, their new razors marked 5/8 will measure 11/16 from edge to top of spine

So most 11/16 razors were actually 6/8 razors that have been honed a bit, which you can tell by a heavier (Thicker) tang and spine, sometimes..

Some are like TI's that are a 5/8 but measured from the hone line to the edge

And some (a very select few) are actual marked on the box 11/16 most of these I have seen have the slimmer 5/8 size tangs

What does all this mean ????



You decide

I can tell you this, my personal target razors that I shop for, are real marked on the box American and Solingen 11/16 spike point extreme hollows they just fit my face the best

ps: All this applies to 9/16 and 13/16 razors too, it is rather rare to find the 16th's marked on the box

Razorguy, a huge Thank You for all of your effort in providing this really handy scale. It's easy enough to scrounge up a regular scale to measure a razor, but your scale is way more convenient (and accurate). Thanks again!