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..)