Thread: Wade & Butcher Obie-nized Wedge

This is Obie's W&B, 6/8 wedge that definitely saw some use in its life. Not only was it layered with a thick skin of pitting, patina, rust,.. the grind was completely gone. There was an extreme amount wear towards the spine which resulted in both wedge sides to be round instead of flat. It looked like a reverse water drop when looked at straight from the toe side. In order to hone this baby one had to probably use over a dozen layers of tape if not more.

Since no greaseless in the world would have solved this problem I decided to re-grind this puppy. I also wanted to stay as close to the original grind so I used my 10" wheel which turned out to be perfect for this razor. It's back to being a near wedge. It wasn't an easy task as those tapered and beveled spines are easy to mess up. One wrong move with the grinder one can easily screw up one of those bevels. To top it off the blade had a nice smile to it. In the end it turned out immaculate.

Scales are black G10 with a red G10 tapered wedge and are a close copy of the originals. Nickel Silver pins and SS washers.

Have a great WK.