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Here goes, Perret Chapter VII

A method in order to learn how to shave oneself with a "rasoir à rabot" (plane razor) ; another method to try yourself on a wig head

As many people use the plane...

Strange thing, the term "rasoir à rabot" is now used to design a SE in France (a DE would be a "pioche", that is a "pick" by opposition to a "plane" which would be justified if we are talking wood :p...

Passing from and to CCC, I have further read all the documents presented here, and like to make a tiny slight comment


While the purpose is absolutely correct if you read Holtzappfler in the...

Voidmonster, thank you very much for this contribution !

I am always amazed by the variety of British blades, some are indeed real things of beauty :)
And the Dittmar (twice I have seen this name...

So I did.

I did forget to mention tube framebacks and you gave the gist of it in your post :)

As an apology, here is an interesting set of pictures relating another part of the story of some...

Then look up, I've summed it all ;)

Confirmed via Renzo Jardella's book & collection : circa 1800 Wade & Butcher fine indian steel, typically "baguette" grind.

Thanks to BobH's very instructive link, I think we all say the same...

@BobH had to be done, I knew it beforehand :)

There are indeed several sub species.
The first patent for a changeable blade razor is circa 1815 if my memory serves well, by Charles (France, high...

We do have, in French, another word for the faux frameback, which is "baguette". But it's not a common word, we more usually use "faux frameback"