rbscebu
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I have seen this and similar on a few SR's on B&B.
The question is, what is this cutout for?
It's too small to use to open a beer bottle.
It's too small to use to open a beer bottle.
Thumb notch cutout - what's it for?
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I think the thumb spike is supposed to look stylish,
like the spine work on that same razor.
like the spine work on that same razor.
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So @DrStrange, what you are saying is that it is only for aesthetic purposes. They also appear on some SR's without any other embellishments.
Yes, that's what I am saying.
I can't figure out any way to use the thumb spike.
A couple of the razors which I use, have thumb spikes,
so it is something which I have wondered about also.
Id say a fancy looking way to move the heel forward. Less likely to get in the way than a standard stabiliser area.
I was thinking of that spike as being similar to this spike
which doesn't really move anything anywhere.
But maybe it's not really the same,
or maybe it is.
which doesn't really move anything anywhere.
But maybe it's not really the same,
or maybe it is.
To stop your finger slipping too close to the blade when stropping?
I think I've heard it called a drip notch. Maybe to keep water and lather from running up into the thumb notch? Or, it just looks cool.
i've verified with oem manufacturers that the notch identifies defective examples. You can send them to me to dispose of this hazard properly.
What Darth said, suppose to help stop water from getting where it shouldn't be.
Could it be an exaggerated "choil"? Similar to those found on some hunting/pocket knifes. Where it's main purpose is to clearly define where the sharp edge ends (and to have symmetry with the toe). Maybe a secondary purpose is to act as a stop/guard to prevent the thumb from getting close to the blade, even if the shank was slippery, or to when stropping as mentioned above.
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I'm more concerned with the thumb notch on the shank of certain razors, as it adds a complication in stropping from my experience.
Its a gut hook for the "hunter" models
I believe it is a finger choil, because that is what it looks like. A choil allows the user to choke up on the blade (get closer) safely.
I vote for a modified Choil, which on knives are often described as Dripping Choils, but are really sharpening choils. It allows the edge to be sharpened fully, to the Ricasso, Stabilizer on a razor, without hitting the ricasso/stabilizer with the stone.
In this case it may be a Drip Choil that actually works. On knives, small sharpening choils are too small to effectively work for dripping.
I cut sharpening choils all the time on knives to sharpen the whole blade.
In this case it may be a Drip Choil that actually works. On knives, small sharpening choils are too small to effectively work for dripping.
I cut sharpening choils all the time on knives to sharpen the whole blade.
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I did think it looked like a good way to cover up a mistake when grinding the heel lol.
A drip notch, most of the C.V. Heljestrand M**knr models Eskilstuna Sweden is to stop water and soap from going down towards the pin to keep it dry..
