Thread: Is this a "smiling" blade? does it look right?

Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD

In the barbering textbook treatise on honing in the SRP help files it shows that a blade should have a smile.

I agree, smiling blades just work better. There isn't a flat plane on my face (I don't know about yours), so why should the blade meant to shave it be flat?

Originally Posted by The Blacksmith

Hey Mike,

Here's a blade with a slight smile to it... recognize it? The smile is one of the reasons that I wanted this blade.

Hey there Danny

Yeah thats a mighty fine blade you got there... well I'm glad your happy with it - and thanks for saying Hi.

Thanks Guys,
Just want to say I appreciate all your thoughts on this rather silly Q, thats what happens when you become obsessed with something - you need a second opinion on the smallest details..

So I'm pretty sure the slight curve is how it came from the factory.. which is pretty cool, and certainly motivating in terms of really restoring this and the others I've got.

Will post before and afters when I'm done!


Cheers.
Mike

Originally Posted by Jasper Kade

Hey there Danny

Yeah thats a mighty fine blade you got there... well I'm glad your happy with it - and thanks for saying Hi.

Well, I'm only happy with the picture at the moment... the Royal Post still hasn't succeeded in doing their part . But, patience me boy!

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

...I could be wrong, but I don't think that blade originally had a smile. That looks to me like the result of hone wear.

I can't make a determination... I don't have it in hand yet, just the image. But either way, I'm glad for the slight smile.

Originally Posted by Russel Baldridge

I agree, smiling blades just work better. There isn't a flat plane on my face (I don't know about yours), so why should the blade meant to shave it be flat?

Exactly. I just get a better 'feel' with those 'happy' blades.