Thread: Sky high prices for 17/16 Wade and Butchers

Personally I think it is also a combination of other less tangible things, the cool factor is one. It is a razor made in the middle of the nineteenth century with horn scales and a huge, comparatively speaking, blade. Tell you what, 8 or 10 years ago you didn't have any custom makers turning out 8/8 blades, now there are a dozen, and more coming along all the time. I'm always lamenting the fact that all of the custom makers turn out 8/8 and larger ....... why not 6/8 which makes a lot more sense AFAIC.

Because 8/8 is what everyone wants more than one of the custom makers have told me. I guess if a guy is going for the $ for a custom he wants more bang for the buck ? Perhaps it is the type of thing that attracts some to a Hummer, or a Ford F-350 with a lift kit and four wheel drive with a big diesel engine ? Maybe why I want a 44 magnum and a 10mm glock ? There are intangibles that play into it too is all I'm saying.

Got those two for exactly $95 each.





Just... Be patient. No need to give all our money at once !

Should a moment of madness overtake your common sense, and you feel like parting with that Anderson, I have a great fondness for giving money to madmen.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Personally I think it is also a combination of other less tangible things, the cool factor is one. It is a razor made in the middle of the nineteenth century with horn scales and a huge, comparatively speaking, blade. Tell you what, 8 or 10 years ago you didn't have any custom makers turning out 8/8 blades, now there are a dozen, and more coming along all the time. I'm always lamenting the fact that all of the custom makers turn out 8/8 and larger ....... why not 6/8 which makes a lot more sense AFAIC.

Because 8/8 is what everyone wants more than one of the custom makers have told me. I guess if a guy is going for the $ for a custom he wants more bang for the buck ? Perhaps it is the type of thing that attracts some to a Hummer, or a Ford F-350 with a lift kit and four wheel drive with a big diesel engine ? Maybe why I want a 44 magnum and a 10mm glock ? There are intangibles that play into it too is all I'm saying.

I agree with you, Jimmy. Didn't Josh Earl create some 5/8 or 6/8 as the first blades he sold in his brief time as a razor smith? IIRC I don't think he went out of the gate with large blades.

ChrisL

Originally Posted by ChrisL

I agree with you, Jimmy. Didn't Josh Earl create some 5/8 or 6/8 as the first blades he sold in his brief time as a razor smith? IIRC I don't think he went out of the gate with large blades.

ChrisL

Yes that is right Chris ....... IIRC. He eventually made the large blades along with the 'normal' sizes. OTOH, at the end he still made 5 and 6/8 too. He was getting good. Too bad he moved on.

That's very noble of you

Originally Posted by Magpie

Should a moment of madness overtake your common sense, and you feel like parting with that Anderson, I have a great fondness for giving money to madmen.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Yes that is right Chris ....... IIRC. He eventually made the large blades along with the 'normal' sizes. OTOH, at the end he still made 5 and 6/8 too. He was getting good. Too bad he moved on.

I may be mistaken but I think he is still making customs.Am on his email list and got notification of some new blades just a few weeks ago.

Glad I snagged my 17/16 magnum bonum for $80 at an antique store, always wondered what the heck the etching said...didnt know till recently lol. The 9/8 FBU I had get eaten by my buffer though still makes me cry on occasion...

Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop

The 9/8 FBU I had get eaten by my buffer though still makes me cry on occasion...

Sorry about your 9/8. May I ask exactly what "eaten by my buffer" means? There are frequently mirror polished "restored" blades seen on the bay and I wonder how reliable they are.
THANKS!

Originally Posted by GC7

Sorry about your 9/8. May I ask exactly what "eaten by my buffer" means? There are frequently mirror polished "restored" blades seen on the bay and I wonder how reliable they are.
THANKS!

It means remove the safety guard...it snapped a quarter inch chunk out of the blade...and ate it.