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Yes, one layer.

I use a six inch wheel. However I ground it to a near wedge, so the grind of the blade does not exactly match the radius of the wheel.

My finished stub tail 1700's replica.

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Correct, we need the measurement from the edge to the place where the spine contacts the hone (top of the grind line). With this style of razor, it varies on the same blade due to the curved belly...

To be honest, I don't know. Once it is finished I will ship it off to you for evaluation and feedback. Check out the other post for the pictures of it after honing.

Also, you are going to need to grind a bevel to the area between the edge and the pivot hole (the area circled in red). Look at all the pictures in this thread and you will see what I mean. This...

The shape is nice, but you will need some tape on the blade to hone it. I'm coming up with a 12 degree angle given those measurements.

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The short answer is no. Somewhere on this forum, I have the measurements. Basically they start out with about a 1/4" spine thickness at the toe and taper all the way down to about 1mm at the tail....

Here is the replica blade that I just made. It is ready for honing and scales.

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