First W&B, First Horn Scales

In my opinion, probably the coolest razors out there are the old Wade & Butcher choppers. Because I like this razor so much it has sat on my shelf since I scored it on ebay 10 months ago. I wanted to wait until I felt confident enough in my restoration skills to do it justice.
As it turn out after thinking about it for 10 months I decided I like the aged look of the blade, and only gave it a minor clean.
The scales were trashed though so I had my first experience working with horn. With a little help from Brad's videos they turned out really well.
The pins are Nickle Silver with s/steel washers.
Another first for me, the wedge is aluminium, polished up nicely.
looking forward to honing this baby up.
Grant.

well done, nice scales and a beautiful Wade & Butcher.
Congrats!

Very nice!

They did go well. So much so that I thought it was Brad's work when I saw it! Lovely.

i'm curious how you guys get the pins so nice and round. is that a function of the smoothness of the peening ball on the hammer? i just can't do that. i have a W&B blade i need to rescale, got everything i need and am on vacation this week and the wife is going away for three days, so i can do this in a leisurely fashion in between finishing painting the bathroom and dismantling and recycling the piano on the porch.

Great looking razor. You did a very nice job.

Those scales are absolutely BEAUTIMOUS !!!!!.... I especially like the use of the aluminum wedge

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Oh man, those look great! The horn is well polished, the shape is classic and well-executed, and that aluminum wedge just POPS out! Great job!

I also really like the aluminum wedge. Very Nice Job!:dropjaw:

that razor and those scales look stunning! Brad's video series is great. I got a lot of priceless information from them.

I'd like to know how all you fellows get the pins so round and perfect. That is something I'm still struggling with. I even went into Microfastener territory, because my pinning was not improving.

Congratulations on your first, and clearly amazing work with horn.

WOW, I like those scales, and the aluminum spacer is a no-brainer, loving it!

Top Job Grant . You worked that horn as well as you work acrylic :D

Man, that looks like it's gotta be a pleasure to hold!
Looks great.

Absolutely beautiful. Love the horn scales. I also have one waiting for me to have the skills to rescale it as it should be.

Well done! Thats great work and I really like the wedge you've used there, that looks sweet with the scales and blade! :bow

Great work on a great razor. Thank`s for posting!

Very nice, well done. I am liking horn more and more...

I'm working on the identical blade, great job. The scales on mine were toast but I'm looking forward to Dylan buffing out the blade at the NYC/NJ meet.

Nice color, nice beefy blade. I like them old Wade & Butcher's too.

Awesome. I am so glad my videos were helpful!

As for you guys talking about pinning.. The biggest thing I struggled with at first was leaving too much rod sticking out. As soon as I started using LESS rod sticking out, the easier it was to ensure my peens were even. It also makes pinning extremely fast. I can do an entire razor in ~15 mins (wedge + pivot)

Looks great! Love the scales

Thanks for all the nice comments boys. Its a nice looking razor for sure, and by a long shot the heaviest razor in my collection. Dont have any hones with me here in Sydney so I'll have to wait a few weeks for a test drive.
Grant

Love those scales and great idea for the aluminum wedge!! Where did you get the horn?

Thanks
Dom

Thanks doom, the horn came from Masecraft
Masecraft USA: NATURAL MATERIALS

Hey Baldy, wich one did you get the Buffalo or honey Ox?
Thanks

I'm not familiar with horn...

I got both but the ones on the W&B are Buffalo translucent slabs 1/8" x 2" x 6".
Grant

Very nice to see you kept the old look and not buffed the hell out of it. Lovely scales and wedge too !
A proper tribute to the W&B i think :)

ian

I really like this; the patina on the blade gives this wade & butcher personality. Nice job.