Thread: Singing FBU, bellied hollow grind?

Not sure this is where this fits but it didn't seem to fit anywhere so...here we go.

I saw this lot on fleabay a while back. Looking closely at the pics I could see that there was a Wade & Butcher For Barber's Use tucked away in the mix.


I couldn't see until I got it but the blade had been reground. DANG IT was my initial reaction so I set it aside. There were however some other good razors in the lot like the Shapleigh Hardware right above it for instance which is why I decided to go ahead and buy it. However, after some time had passed and out of curiosity as much as anything, I pulled it out and cleaned up the blade.




The first thing I noticed was the belly. Whoever did the regrind did a good job and definitely knew what they were doing. Maybe it is not so bad I thought, but before I went very far in trying to resurrect it I wanted to see what kind of edge it would take. Here is where I noticed the ring on the stones which continued to the strop and the shave. It sings as clearly as any wide extra hollow I have and it shaves spectacularly.

In spite of the fact that I would NEVER do this to an FBU I am shocked at the results. I don't know what their reasoning was for regrinding but at the very least they did not screw it up totally. It is one of the better shavers I own.