Thread: Wade & Butcher Rescue

I restored this Wade & Butcher shoulderless razor for a member. It was in poor shape. Some bugs must have had a party on these scales as they were very chewed up. After several layers of slow epoxy, the scales shaped up nicely. I did have to soak the scales in Neats foot Oil for almost two weeks to get the fiber to fill out and get them flexible again. I love these blond horn scales. When they are in good shape, they are almost translucent. I was able to salvage and reuse the original pin collars. The blade honed up nicely too.

This is my razor Ken restored and has restored all my razors. This is the man to do the job great work and easy to communicate with.

Originally Posted by Kenrup

I restored this Wade & Butcher shoulderless razor for a member. It was in poor shape. Some bugs must have had a party on these scales as they were very chewed up. After several layers of slow epoxy, the scales shaped up nicely. I did have to soak the scales in Neats foot Oil for almost two weeks to get the fiber to fill out and get them flexible again. I love these blond horn scales. When they are in good shape, they are almost translucent. I was able to salvage and reuse the original pin collars. The blade honed up nicely too.

I don't know what it looked like before Ken got his hands on it,,,but it looks great now.

Lovely work, I'd love to see info on restoring original horn scales. I have a few that are in bad shape but can't bring myself to get rid of. I love blonde horn scales