Thread: Wade and Butcher??

I have been wanting a W&B for some time now. I have always been weary of eBay. Is this worth my time or should I pass? PM any comments you have on this link.

Thanks Gents

Old WADE & BUTCHER Sheffield STRAIGHT RAZOR & Box EX NR - eBay (item 190505327698 end time Mar-02-11 07:58:14 PST)

It might be fine. I see no issues with the edge, but the amateur Dremel work concerns me. On the bright side, it will probably go cheap because of the Dremel damage, but it will take work to make it pretty and you'll distort or eliminate some of the etching in doing it. If you simply want a functional shaver, this might be a cheap way to go.

Oh hell, I just looked at the price. Walk away and don't look back.

Originally Posted by Utopian

....but the amateur Dremel work concerns me.

+1

I love my dremel, and I've used it on many razors, but whoever took a dremel to that W&B had no idea what they were doing, and you'll have a lot of work to repair the cosmetic damage. Even once you've repaired the cosmetic damage, there's a chance that somebody who is that sloppy with a dremel may have let things get too hot and destroyed the temper.

Personally, I'd pass.

And the blade is in "excellent condition" with "few scratches."