Thread: Wostenholm with an odd grind

Originally Posted by Lemur

Any ideas why they grind only one side?

Sometimes they did both sides.

Voidmonster that photo looks a lot like a few Torreys I still have. They take a serious edge! Much different from the pic in the OP though.

Thought I would give this a bump with a link to the restoration thread for the razor. I'm very happpy with the results.

Linky!

I still go toward the microtome as the extra fuller is only on one side. An extra fuller may have been to keep the specimen from sticking to the blade and easier to remove.

I have a few of the blades similar to the link you gave us. They all have the fuller on both sides and are narrower blades. They were made by all the major players back then. The fancy fullering may be to hold a lot of lather on a small blade. All I know is that all of my double fullers shave a treat! The etch on them was from almost invisible after the years to as deep as the one you linked to.
~Richard