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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT3SI8h0GxI at about 14:39 smoooooooth honing of a Saito.

Really Tom, I wish this meant something.

To me, while those razors might be perfectly functional, they are freaks among straight razors. As such, they defy all proven science.

Ed do you use those silly retro thingies anywhere else? I don't :tu

wretched emojis=slow brain death=gabba gabba hey

No worries

One more observation based on an idiotically small sample: If the razor spine is concave, the cutting edge will mirror that concavity, and the razor will lie flat on the hone (if past honing hasn't...

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I guess my poleaxed moment occurred when I realized the range of smiles could go from from a smirk, to the Muse Thalia's big 'ole grin.
At my tender forum age, there aren't many...

Based on 7 razors, I scientifically proclaim that 5 out of 7 vintage razors have some kind of pendulous spine.

Let's call it poor posture.

I would not have chosen that word, hollow, it came from the wiki noted above. I would have said concave spine....

For the sake of a more rational sample, it would probably be better that members with more than 7 razors check some of their spines. With mine, 5 have some measure of hollow and 2 are dead flat. I...

I'll get some pics up tomorrow. The hollow really varies from those that are instantly seen to the subtle hollows that a straight edge reveals. And I'm wondering if the slightly hollow spine is...

Hollow spine: if you lay a straight edge across the top of the spine, opposite edge.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwiki/index.php/The_straight_razor down aways

I had a choice today of cleaning the fridge or shaving. Shaving it was. For the razor I chose a razor that has not received much love, a Herder. This razor was described by one of my mentors (who...