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5/8 Wade & Butcher sway back thumb notch hollow grind in antique bone
I did not realize how many W&B's I had in my project box, but this is the last of them. There are several unique things about this razor. It is a sway back blade, has a factory thumb notch in the tang, is a true full hollow grind, not a ¼ hollow and has antique bone scales, all original.
The blade was in decent condition to begin with. It got a light sanding on the tang to clean up some light rust but the blade was in very good condition. I did not sand it out to a mirror finish but elected to just hit it with the buffing wheels to clean off the patina and buff it out to a nice shine.
The scales are the original bone. There was a small crack starting to form on the wedge end on one side of the scales. I depinned the razor for a thorough cleaning and gave the scales a very light wet sand to freshen them up just a touch. The small crack was reinforced with CA from behind and is solid now. The wedge is the original pewter.
When I repinned it I used a stainless backing washer with a brass over it. Normally on a set of scales like this I would have just used a single brass washer but because of the age of the bone I wanted a larger load bearing surface area to prevent any cracks in the antique bone. The blade even has the factory thrust bearings, closes very close to center
