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N_Architect said:do all W&Bs have no jings on top and bottom of the tang? or is this just my extrapolation after seeing this one today (in Mikael's shot) and knowing from the couple of W&Bs I have (who happen to be the same, i.e. w/o jings)?
Arrowhead said:Mikael: where did you get the hair from this time?
Mr Foo said:IanM said:
Umm, I don't like to point this out, but your photograph doesn't actually match your SOTD. I know there are not rules regarding that, and it is a nice picture, but I thought the idea was.....
Ian
Nevertheless you still felt the need to .................
A simple pm would have sufficed and would have been far more courteous.
IanM said:I did say it was a nice picture.
Ian
Arrowhead said:Lagaffe: what you have is a microtome or sectioning razor, used by pathologists etc to prepare specimens for microscope slides. Full marks for shaving with it! There isn't much accepted wisdom about these, but the few who use them tend to tape the wedge side heavily (like 4 layers) to tame the edge a bit. Most often they are stainless by the way. A search on SRP will turn up some very interesting kamisori style hybrids made from old microtomes.
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