Thread: W&B in Jade G10

This is a Wade & Butcher "The Celebrated Hollow Ground" Straight Razor measuring 13/16" at the widest point. It is a smiling 1/4-1/2 Hollow razor with a barber's notch.

The Razor had the words "The Celebrated Hollow Ground" with an arrow and cross etched on the blade before restoration. There was moderate to heavy pitting and I made the personal decision to remove the pitting (and hence the etching) to give a blade with a high mirror finish. The razor is in excellent condition and the only pitting that remains is near the tang stamp. The tang stamp was quite worn before restoration and I tried to preserve as much as possible. You can make out "Manufactured" and "Butcher" but there wasn't much I could do in this area to preserve.

The scales are custom made from Jade Ghost G10 and the wedge is black G10.

I really, really like this Jade G10 and will be using more of it in the future. I just hate cutting G10, but it sands quite easily to shape with a belt sander. I have a stack of W&B's to restore so I won't be keeping this one.

Wow just lovely .

why not use real jade for scales?

thats a pretty razor.

Very nice! Just put it on my watch list on ebay

i dont need another razor one is just fine for me...or so it think but i might have to get one like this just for rotational purposes.

Originally Posted by shayne

Wow just lovely .

why not use real jade for scales?

Might make for some expensive scales

Originally Posted by Deerhunter1995

thats a pretty razor.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

Very nice! Just put it on my watch list on ebay

Thanks! I was unsure on forum rules about saying where I put this one.

Originally Posted by Deerhunter1995

i dont need another razor one is just fine for me...or so it think but i might have to get one like this just for rotational purposes.

1 razor.....crazy....

Just kidding. Sometimes I wish I could take a more minimalist approach.

I can send you a block of jade that i bought for a 12k+ hone which I am sure you could cut into several scales.

I have been thinking about going to one of the jade carving schools to ask if they could make me a set but ,,, I just have a problem of trust with the workmanship.

Nice sleek piece.

As for using Jade, why not approach a local lapidary association/group and see if they could do some custom work?.

Nice clean look, good job!

Nice job!!