Ready for another hundred years

**sharptonn** · 07-07-2011, 12:28 AM

My complements to all of the fine work and talent represented here!

Here is a "stocker", an old Wade and Butcher "Celebrated" with a peaked spine.
You know the feeling. You buy a bad picture on the fleabay and when it comes parcel post, in an envelope, wrapped in a paper towel, you open it and say: sheeeeeit!
I finally got around to it and can say with most certainty that it was mostly unused. No spacers and a bent factory pin! Worked 8 hours on it and am ready to hone it and take this puppy home! I did a light 600 greaseless on the spine and reverse tang, to remove some pitting, and polished it. The double collars kept sinking into the Bakelite, so it was unpinned and a 3rd collar added, along with some thin brass spacers, which worked nicely. Super tight! A fine old Celebrated resto! For me, anyway! I bet it hones up easy! Thx

**mainaman** · 07-07-2011, 12:29 AM

This one came out great, enjoy.

**paco664** · 07-07-2011, 12:32 AM

nice work!!!

**dirtychrome** · 07-07-2011, 01:47 AM

Man that looks great. Seems like it would feel so solid, and predictable in hand. Anticipation must drive you crazy to want to use it, certain to be a nice shaver.

**whavens** · 07-07-2011, 02:01 AM

How can you go wrong starting with a W & B. Great job. If I had to get rid of most of my razors I'd keep more of my W & Bs than anything.

**sharptonn** · 07-10-2011, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by deighaingeal

Very nice. I really like it. Let us know how it hones up.

To report, it was really cool to hone! Not a bit of "Sheffield Flogging" was required.Even began on the 4000! Easy as pie and gave good, positive feedback as honing, Was never any doubt!

Originally Posted by dirtychrome

Man that looks great. Seems like it would feel so solid, and predictable in hand. Anticipation must drive you crazy to want to use it, certain to be a nice shaver.

Right on the money, Walt! Super tight and stropped up sweetly. Shaves like a smooth dream!

**Krodor** · 07-07-2011, 02:19 AM

Sweeeeet! Beautiful stuff.

**deighaingeal** · 07-07-2011, 03:03 AM

Very nice. I really like it. Let us know how it hones up.

**onimaru55** · 07-07-2011, 03:16 AM

Like what you did with that. Nice original restore. Always a bonus when they got no hone wear too ! Lucky you

**BladeRunner001** · 07-07-2011, 04:12 AM

Tom...You big tease

. I remember this one. She came out awesome my friend. Congrats

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