Thread: Different grinds

IME most modern Solingen and USA razors are full hollow. Older, like early 20th century, 19th century are 1/2 hollow to wedge. I think it was in the 1870s that the Germans perfected hollow grinding ..... someone will correct me if I am (shudder) wrong ...... If the seller has an end shot of the blade you can see he thickness coming down from the spine to edge. TBH, as long as I've been fooling with this I have difficulty telling a 1/2 hollow from some that other guys call full hollow. OTOH, they all shave good for me.