Thread: wade & butcher resale value!!! And funny story

Originally Posted by gugi

That geometry is very odd and most certainly not the typical 'overhoning the heel' result. There is no significant hone wear on the spine, the lines are crisp and the surfaces do not show sanding/buffing work.
The coloring is a bit strange, but it may be your lighting.

If I'm to venture a guess I'd say there was a damage to the edge and somebody removed the steel to clear it, but clearly did not intend to make a shaving tool out of it.

Yeah it is peculiar. Your assessment is really the only thing that makes sense. The razor is in surprisingly good shape except for the weird heel.

Originally Posted by JOB15

My brother recently purchased this for £120 which is mega cheap. From USA .
He told me it was a near wedge. Maybe it started off as a full wedge?
Those scales wont do.
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Most wedges are "near wedges". From what I've read, true wedges aren't that common. If the blade was a true wedge, it would lie completely flat on the hone with the entire face of the blade being worn. I own a couple of wedges and if you look and them closely, you can see a very slight hollow in them from when they were ground. For a near wedge to have started out as a true wedge, it would have to be reground.

Originally Posted by Dafonz6987

my 3-5 year plan is to be fordging out some razors, I wonder if fordging a wade and butcher inspired piece would be a smart move... Assuming that the craze for these razors continue

You wouldn't be the first to make w and b inspired razors, I think you would need to be making quite a few to recoup the costs of learning to make them though.

Originally Posted by furious

Well this W&B FBU sold for little money:
Butcher for Barbers Use Straight Razor | eBay

I think that shows how important a proper listing is, the title was ???? And butcher. It is also not that wide a blade which makes it less desirable to some.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I think that shows how important a proper listing is, the title was ???? And butcher. It is also not that wide a blade which makes it less desirable to some.

Exactly. Poor listing definitely worked in the buyer's favor--even if "only" a 7/8!!

Originally Posted by notitfortat

Yeah it is peculiar. Your assessment is really the only thing that makes sense. The razor is in surprisingly good shape except for the weird heel.

Looks to have a bit of a frown toward the heel, on my phone so hard to tell.

Originally Posted by furious

Exactly. Poor listing definitely worked in the buyer's favor--even if "only" a 7/8!!

I don't reckon that is over 6/8 personally, maybe 13/16 tops. I did a quick measure on my phone so probably not 100% but close. Still very cheap though.

That doesn't look any better than 6/8
[ QUOTE=edhewitt;1541765]I don't reckon that is over 6/8 personally, maybe 13/16 tops. I did a quick measure on my phone so probably not 100% but close. Still very cheap though.[/QUOTE]

Ok that one may be closer to 6/8 than 7/8, but the bottom line is that bargains are still out there...even on the Bay!!

Yes, these are a special bunch in the fanboy heaven. I've owned probably eight or nine 8/8+ WB FBU at some point but always sell them since I can usually at least quadruple the investment.