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This has often puzzled or irritated me. Everyone has seen the chart with the razor end views and roman numerals and common names of grinds, but comparing a blade to the drawings is pretty subjective....

My rule of thumb for stock removal razors is that the total blade width should be planned as 4x the stock thickness, i.e. the spine thickness. So 3/16" spine thickness is good for a 6/8 razor, in my...