Thread: Wade and Butcher

Originally Posted by Phrank

I'm a big fan of W&B's, but that's basically an everyday, run of the mill W&B, hugely over priced in my opinion. But the market bears what it will. It's not even a Celebrated Hollow Ground, or an FBU. Here's one I got for half that price, it's also a 7/8:

Gorgeous razor.
A fan of big W&B's as well.
Have to find at least one more!

I find some of his restorations to be very sterile. He does make a hell of a lavender box though. His restoration of a Maher & Grosh that I saw awhile back made me think he is into the Black Arts as he reproduced the engraving on the blade after regrinding it to make it look like it was made about a month ago. At some point vintage is not vintage.

Originally Posted by WW243

I find some of his restorations to be very sterile. He does make a hell of a lavender box though. His restoration of a Maher & Grosh that I saw awhile back made me think he is into the Black Arts as he reproduced the engraving on the blade after regrinding it to make it look like it was made about a month ago. At some point vintage is not vintage.

haha, I know exactly the m & g you're talking about, and I feel the same way. Im pretty sure he had written articles on the subject of etching, replicating texhniques used by the forefathers of razordom, I just couldn't find them last time I looked. i think his restores are top notch and its good he has a market for people willing to pay for his talent. should be listed as restored though in my opinion, some may be looking at them and thinking they are untouched, nos, and knowing how high people pay for nos they go higher than otherwise.

Originally Posted by WW243

I find some of his restorations to be very sterile. He does make a hell of a lavender box though. His restoration of a Maher & Grosh that I saw awhile back made me think he is into the Black Arts as he reproduced the engraving on the blade after regrinding it to make it look like it was made about a month ago. At some point vintage is not vintage.

I also like the Wade and Butcher razors the vintage ones. he does do remarkable restorations but would prefer the original ones that are in good using shape. sway back with a notch just looks good to me . and the smile hardly ever nicks me.

Originally Posted by Phrank

Bear in mind, my preferences are mine, and everyone has there own favorites, both in models and grinds....but my Holy Grail, aside from some W&B specials, is a spike point, 9/8 or above, Hollow Ground, For Barbers Use...I have one like that, and three others the same with the notches, not my favorites, but gorgeous blades nonetheless.

Excellent. Thanks Phrank!

The razor has 100 bids on it .....Nothing like a good bidding war huh? One guy has 0 (zero!)
transactions. Hmmmmmm.

It really can't be worth that much this is crazy. I will be watching.

I have seen a lot of these razors, which when you look and read the description, appear to be pristine examples of old blades. By not telling people that these have actually been reground and restored, to me it is perpetrating a deception at the least, and by some definitions would count as out right fraud.

Just my opinion, take it for what its worth.

seriously $725USD with 1 hour to go, damn this makes my $75 1" W&B score look so much better LOL

That's what I'm saying. I'd wait, but if someone has the $$$ to burn...