Thread: half rattler - what are they comparable to?

I was wondering what a half rattler was like to shave with, are they similar to a hollow or frameback, or are they more akin to a wedge?
Sorry if this is silly quesion. i imagine it would be more like a hollow but with some extra weight and stiffness, but obviously thats just a guess, so i was hoping anyone who has used one could shed some light.
Thank you
ed

Hi Ed...happened to have been looking at that myself the other day and stumbled on this old thread from 2011, post #33 has this pic. Here's the thread:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...rattler-4.html

And here's a pic mentioned in the thread...looks like others I was looking at:



And they are great to shave with, I find them very similar to shaving with a frameback, great closeness, highly maneuverable, and IMO, I've had some of my best shaves with them....nothing bad to say about them....I have two rattler grinds...one very similar to the pic...also called or similar to a "concave" grind I've read somewhere.

I have no idea what they shave like yet. I just got one in the Wostenholm flavor. It just under 5/8 and looks like somebody TRIED to hone it :<0( Hope I can save it.

Originally Posted by Phrank

Hi Ed...happened to have been looking at that myself the other day and stumbled on this old thread from 2011, post #33 has this pic. Here's the thread:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...rattler-4.html

And here's a pic mentioned in the thread...looks like others I was looking at:



And they are great to shave with, I find them very similar to shaving with a frameback, great closeness, highly maneuverable, and IMO, I've had some of my best shaves with them....nothing bad to say about them....I have two rattler grinds...one very similar to the pic...also called or similar to a "concave" grind I've read somewhere.

At last, i thought my thread was being shunned
Yes i can see a rattler would be like a frameback, a half rattler is rattler ground from about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way through the blade ie its like a wedge until the bottom of the tang antd then it is rattlerised

I like my frameback (or faux frameback) so i assume i would like the shave from a full rattler, however aesthetically i like the half rattler grind.

Sorry that wasnt supposed to sound rude if it did

Originally Posted by 10Pups

I have no idea what they shave like yet. I just got one in the Wostenholm flavor. It just under 5/8 and looks like somebody TRIED to hone it :<0( Hope I can save it.

But thats not a duck, now i am confused
I hope you can fix it and get it working none the less

Ed-

How about a picture of a 1/2 rattler?

Originally Posted by Splashone

Ed-

How about a picture of a 1/2 rattler?

You are right, it would make life easier now wouldnt it, unfortunately i have only seen one, and cant remember the thread, i will try and attach a pdf that has sketches of the different grinds, and failing that i will just draw it and take a picture and attach that
Sorry piccie it is, and not terribly good at that, i will try and sort the link out later

Would this be a half Rattler grind? This is from a Joseph Rodgers & Sons:

Originally Posted by Splashone

Ed-

How about a picture of a 1/2 rattler?

Ok here is a picture taken from an I pad of a Samsung with the PDF open on it, simple eh

Originally Posted by Phrank

Would this be a half Rattler grind? This is from a Joseph Rodgers & Sons:

I don't think so, that looks more wedgy