Thread: Wade & Butcher "Celebrated" 8/8

Man, this one actually wasn't fun.

There were a lot of decisions no razor guy should ever have to make ...

the pitting was so horrendous that I decided to grind the tang. I'm pretty sure intentionally destroying the manufacturer's stamp bought me a ticket straight to razor hell.

Everything about this razor screamed re-grind me...but...I could not, as these etchings are far too valuable!!!!

What I ended up with is both disappointing and amazing IMO. There is a considerable amount of pitting within the etched area on the blade, but, not very much everywhere else.

I literally had to scrape off giant chunks of grime from the insides of the original scales. There was a crack and a huge chip near the pivot pin, so, i shortened the scales ever so slightly. The scales got a heavy sanding and buffing after I cleaned them for like 45 minutes! The wedge end was never unpinned..and the pins on the pivot end were destroyed so i used a pair from from another W&B Barbers use that I had thats gonna have to be re-scaled completetly.


Anyway -- heres the pics guys. before pic first (as if u can't tell..)

The one thing that makes me feel good about this razor, even though its not perfect is this:


When I acquired it, there was no way anyone would have ever even THOUGHT of touching it to their face, and now, cleaned up, people probably can't wait to.

What a beauty! You did an excellent job in preserving the razor's character and age.

Looks like a lot of sweat went into getting it to where it is...Congrats and good work.

I don't see anything disappointing with that razor. You did a fantastic job preserving the integrity of that razor!
Very, very nice job.

Brad, you did exceedingly well. Lovely razor. Many thanks for sharing.

Excellent job bring that razor back to life. I would be very happy owing and using that straight! Thanks for sharing and enjoy this new shaver. It's one to be proud of!

Ud,

I don't know what you had been through in the course of the day, but you have done a greeeaaat job on that butcher. Looks robust from here !

Thanks for the comments guys.

I don't think I would have the guts to grind off the maker's mark on the tang, but it sure looks good now.