07-01-2012, 05:19 PM
I mostly use hollow-ground straights, but I've kept several wedges around for occasional use.
The John Weiss wedges shown here are among my favourite wedge blades.
John Weiss of Oxford St is a pretty well-known razor maker. They made a cool razor set called the London Bridge set, made from steel supposedly recovered from the wreck of the London Bridge (if you recall the rhyme - it's falling down, falling down). That would make the steel about 600 years old as a forged medium.
My set is not the London Bridge set, but is a nice old set in its own right.
The blades are beautifully made - with a faceted spine and a lovely shape, thumbnotch and jimps. The scales are black horn and also nice, with a lead wedge.
They're 5/8"+ wide and they've both taken excellent edges. They're beautiful to shave with.
I also love the double coffin they came in.
![[Image: IMG_5107.jpg]](http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/yohannrjm/IMG_5107.jpg)
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![[Image: IMG_5113.jpg]](http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/yohannrjm/IMG_5113.jpg)
The John Weiss wedges shown here are among my favourite wedge blades.
John Weiss of Oxford St is a pretty well-known razor maker. They made a cool razor set called the London Bridge set, made from steel supposedly recovered from the wreck of the London Bridge (if you recall the rhyme - it's falling down, falling down). That would make the steel about 600 years old as a forged medium.
My set is not the London Bridge set, but is a nice old set in its own right.
The blades are beautifully made - with a faceted spine and a lovely shape, thumbnotch and jimps. The scales are black horn and also nice, with a lead wedge.
They're 5/8"+ wide and they've both taken excellent edges. They're beautiful to shave with.
I also love the double coffin they came in.
![[Image: IMG_5107.jpg]](http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/yohannrjm/IMG_5107.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_5108.jpg]](http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/yohannrjm/IMG_5108.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_5109.jpg]](http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/yohannrjm/IMG_5109.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_5110.jpg]](http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/yohannrjm/IMG_5110.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_5111.jpg]](http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/yohannrjm/IMG_5111.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_5112.jpg]](http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/yohannrjm/IMG_5112.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_5113.jpg]](http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/yohannrjm/IMG_5113.jpg)
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