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12-04-2015, 10:33 PM #1Senior Member
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It's been awhile since I had one this rough. Not near as rough as Wolfpacks anchor razor but pretty ugly just the same. Lots of deep pitting. A forging flaw runs through the makers mark and into the blade. Not much I could do with that. Still some pitting left on the tang to retain the stamp. I chose a glaze type finish for the blade and a crocus type finish for the spine and tang. I have a couple of FBU's in my collection with originals finishes like that. Black horn scales, lead wedge and beehive collars are also copies of originals.
I believe this is one of the earlier Wade & Butcher FBU's. It is 15/16 and has a short tang and a very thick spine measuring .300 at the toe. A heavy blade. It probably started life as an 8/8. I used 2 layers of tape to hone it. The bevel came out small and even. Chosera 1K,5K, 12K Naniwa and several strokes on CrO on felt.
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12-04-2015, 11:20 PM #2Senior Member
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Great job. Tc
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12-04-2015, 11:57 PM #3Senior Member
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Nicely done ! Looks ready to murder whiskers for another century or two.. Kudos
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12-05-2015, 12:15 AM #4Razor Vulture
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Very clean job!
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12-05-2015, 01:41 AM #5
Nice job!
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12-05-2015, 02:26 AM #6Senior Member
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Fantastic transformation! Excellent job!
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12-05-2015, 03:24 AM #7Senior Member
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Impressive work! Even with two layers of tape I am actually surprised the bevil came out that small. How does it shave?
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12-05-2015, 06:16 AM #8Senior Member
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Congratulations on a superb restore. Well done.
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12-05-2015, 11:33 AM #9Senior Member
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Very nice. What did you use for glaze finish? I really like it.
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12-05-2015, 12:03 PM #10Senior Member
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After 600 greaseless I used LA312 Medium cut and color bar sold by Jantz on a sisal wheel. You'll have to experiment with wheel pressure to get the desired effect. I'll say I use moderate pressure. If you want more shine you can follow that with the LA348 Fine cut but the medium cut looks more like the old glaze finish to my eye.
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