Thread: Stropping a wedge?

Yeah, I do realize how rare a "true wedge" is. The old Sheffield that is left in my personal collection is probably as close to a true wedge as you'll get, looks like a small axe from the side profile.

Originally Posted by Ryan82

I took a look at how they sit on a fairly taut strop (as I would hold it for a hollow ground), low and behold it was not making contact along the entire surface. It was enough that even an x-pattern would not work well, at least with a 3" wide strop. The solution? And a bit of slack, ensuring that the entire surface is stropped for the FULL stroke.

Sounds like it's convex.
Do convex razors exist?