Thread: Wade & Butcher Restoration (my third)

This is my third restoration project, the blade was heavily rusted and the horn scales had someone's initials carved in them. Originally I was going to just make new scales, but I decided to try to sand them down and refinish them. Using a belt sander, hand sanding, tripoli on the buffer and soaking in neatsfoot oil, I was able to save the scales and put it back together and they look just like new.

I honed and stropped the razor and I shave with about 6 straight razors and this is by far the best at shaving. It just glides through my beard and for some reason I have a lot of confidence with it and it feels much easier (and safer, if that makes any sense) to use than the others. I do not think I will ever part with it.

It says: Manufactured by
Wade & Butcher
Sheffield

on the tang

Looks pretty good, way to go.

Just to add some encouragement and a couple of suggestions, I'd say that you may consider spending a bit more time on the blade with the goal of either getting out every last scratch, or going for a more uniform satin look. Also, you may like the look of using a smaller washer on your pins (or even stack a smaller washer on the wide washers to do a stepped pin look).

Just my thoughts, thanks for the post and good luck!

I like how your resto keeps the original look and character of the razor. Well done.

Nice save . Well done with the scales tho I think stacked washers would be the icing on the cake

Lovely razor, and wonderful to see it born again in its original form
Beautiful
Thanks for sharing

Beautiful razor and in my opinion very nice work on the restoration. I like the look of it very much, down to the last detail. Well done!