Stub tail and bellied full hollows

The Stub tails by definition are very old , so I guess not so many left around (I have occasionally seen them for sale) , on the bellied hollows , I guess a couple of reasons, it is a difficult grind to achieve and by nature they are delicate.
 
Bob1955 said:
Two types of straight I would like to own but have never seen any for sale, must be hard to find ☹
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Stub tailed razors are not that uncommon - you just need to search regularly on auction sites. I sold a nice one last month on EBay-see below
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As for bellied hollow grinds - again not uncommon in the larger blades such as Filarmonicas and some of the custom makers also offer this by using different sized wheels. I believe the purpose of the belly is to add stability along the length of the blade - without it, wide blades with a very thin grind would be prone to flexing too much at the edge
 
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