wade & butcher beveled spine

heres another one I did recently, making the scales from this new fangled paua alvs stuff I seem to like so much :p
this one a 7/8 wade & butcher near wedge with a swaged spine, beautiful smile to the blade as well. this one was an exceptional shaver. honed up with one layer of tape. The paua comes in a few different tint options, this is the blue which is my favorite.
the blade had a wicked black coating on it, not sure what was going on there. seemed like someone had coated it with something as a protectant.

Nice work!

Very nice clean up that looks awesome
I love the new suit colour

Sexyllent!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Sexyllent!!!!!!!!!!

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hmmmmm... I might have to use that line! I like that ;)

Nice work! Can certainly appreciate the work you did on this razor but the scales are not my thing, nevertheless im sure you like it and its all that matters Enjoy!

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Originally Posted by Martin103

Nice work! Can certainly appreciate the work you did on this razor but the scales are not my thing, nevertheless im sure you like it and its all that matters Enjoy!

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thank you, yes I do have a penchant for horn myself but I keep coming back to the paua as well. I find that certain blades look stunning in it, some not so much. same with horn. for some razors I cant do anything other than horn of some sort, but some just end up looking bland in horn.

Awesome work! Nice finish on the blade1

It is rather sexy I must say, love that blue paua! Definitely not your grand daddy's Wade and Butcher!

Beautiful restore on the blade...love the shape of the scales, but the color would just clash with the current look I'm going for....:p

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Originally Posted by Phrank

Beautiful restore on the blade...love the shape of the scales, but the color would just clash with the current look I'm going for....:p

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no clash here, my current plans are a seven day set in this blue paua :D havt chosen blades yet, nor decided if im going to have different grinds by same maker, different makers, or just all the same grind by same maker. too much to decide right now but im thinking there should be variety right??????

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Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Sexyllent!!!!!!!!!!

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Now that's a cool word...and an apt description!

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Beautiful restore on the blade...love the shape of the scales, but the color would just clash with the current look I'm going for....:p

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heres my current leanings......
buffalo and brass, with a contrasting wedge spacer, cant go wrong with this in most cases if you ask me. but the paua still draws me back, just cant stay away from it :p

Really nice job on the blade. Scales are such a personal thing if you're not going to go original, then the "world's your paua". Have fun!

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heres my current leanings......
buffalo and brass, with a contrasting wedge spacer, cant go wrong with this in most cases if you ask me. but the paua still draws me back, just cant stay away from it :p

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Beautiful...

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Beautiful...

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no no, its pronounced "s e x y l l e n t" remember? :p

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no no, its pronounced "s e x y l l e n t" remember? :p

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Yes, I stand corrected, it's wonderfully....sexyllent!

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Sexyllent!!!!!!!!!!

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+1
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Very nice indeed!

I absolutely love the look of paua scales and have a goal of owning a set within the year. Pity it's such a difficult raw material to work with - here in NZ we have plenty of the stuff!

That cleaned up nicely! Well done on the scales as well

Stunning - Those scales are exactly what I was thinking of to spruce up my mint Filly 14.

Super fantastic job & I like the scales too. You did a jam up job on this razor! It really stands out among others I've seen here, good going!!!