Cigar Smokin' Pieces Parts Wade and Butcher

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08-07-2011, 01:03 AM
CTKnife

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Cigar Smokin' Pieces Parts Wade and Butcher

I finished this one up today after my flea market trip.
This project came in part as a clean up in my shop. I was going through the draws and boxes and found a bunch of odds & ends from different Wade and Butcher razors I had worked on at one time or another.
The scales were chipped and beat up, they even had some initials carved into them. I took them and cleaned them up, filled any of the voids with epoxy and sanded them out back to their original shape. I then added a thin coat of resin to the insides to "flush them up. At this point I glued on a bunch of Cigar rings that I had kickin' around (man do I love a good stick) using marine epoxy. Once this dried I did 8 thin pours of resin then sanded an buffed them out.
The domed washers also came from old W&B scales I had re-done. (I safe everything).
The lead wedge also cam from a W&B.
The blade is W&B Swayback I had picked up awhile ago that someone had reground. I opted to leave it as it was and not do a mirror polish. I think it adds itself to the styling of the overall look.
Enjoy!
08-07-2011, 01:12 AM
Theseus

Love those scales. Great job!
08-07-2011, 01:16 AM
rodb

Stunning scales!! Great idea!
08-07-2011, 01:40 AM
ace

You do have great taste in cigars.
08-07-2011, 03:28 AM
Sando

Creative and very well-done. I like it!

...Ray
08-07-2011, 04:47 AM
cigarmanpa

pretty cool looking
08-07-2011, 05:34 AM
Deerhunter1995

that is soo cool, makes me wanna take my beatup razor and make it nice and pretty
08-07-2011, 05:51 AM
bondpunk

NICE! that looks great. Very creative
08-07-2011, 04:05 PM
whavens

Yeah, nothing wrong with a nice stick after a good shave. Love the scales. You did a really good job on this razor. Of course you were starting with a W & B. I just love the old Sheffields.
08-07-2011, 04:12 PM
celticcrusader

Absolute splendid job, I think it looks great, I dont know why but smoking cigars and straight shaving seem to have a kind of connection, must be the cigar cutter? Lovely to see something different pop up now and again.

Jamie.
08-07-2011, 05:35 PM
Maxi

I think the scales on this razor are amazing. Top marks for both originality and design. Bonus marks for the Ashton label being front and centre. It's been a lloooonnnnggg time since I've enjoyed one of those. :)
08-07-2011, 10:28 PM
Mastershake

Awesome idea! Well executed too. I have a couple other than perfect original scales I might try something like this with, cool idea Sir!
08-08-2011, 08:51 AM
Str8Raz0r

Love the originality. Well done. Great set of scales there.
08-08-2011, 09:11 AM
Grump

The characteristics of the scales are truly one of a kind. Great job!
08-08-2011, 01:09 PM
bamabubba

Awesome looking scales! I've been thinking of something along those lines, myself, but haven't had a chance to try it out yet. Thanks for the incentive :)
08-09-2011, 05:31 AM
MarineOneCrewChief

Awesome work!
08-09-2011, 06:07 AM
eTom

What a nice idea.
Well done, I like it.
08-09-2011, 06:25 AM
dirtychrome

The collage of bands looks reminiscent of those old scales that would have black and white photos on them.

The color adds a modern look, but still keeps an old timey feel

Nice approach
08-09-2011, 02:12 PM
CTKnife

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtychrome

The collage of bands looks reminiscent of those old scales that would have black and white photos on them.

The color adds a modern look, but still keeps an old timey feel

Nice approach

Black and white photos, what a grand idea..I'll scribble that one on the list. You never know around here.
08-10-2011, 12:59 AM
sharp

Such a cool idea! This was executed flawlessly and is something to be very proud of...BRAVO!
Glenn
08-10-2011, 01:05 AM
pcg

Ingenious! And nice placement of the wrappers. I love it!
08-11-2011, 03:36 AM
tumtatty

Very nice!
08-11-2011, 02:31 PM
mrsell63

CTK

Your cigar band scales are obviously a labor of love. BEAUTIFUL JOB.
I tip my hat to ya........

JERRY
08-11-2011, 02:53 PM
Disburden

That's awesome, what a great idea and job! I now need to have my cuban bands I have saved made into scales ! LOL
08-11-2011, 05:17 PM
esse

beautiful!
08-12-2011, 05:08 AM
xALIx

Amazing ! I really love this work CTKnife !
08-12-2011, 05:33 AM
cigarmanpa

Quote:

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Absolute splendid job, I think it looks great, I dont know why but smoking cigars and straight shaving seem to have a kind of connection, must be the cigar cutter? Lovely to see something different pop up now and again.

Jamie.

I've always thought straight razors and pipes had a connection
08-12-2011, 06:34 AM
96firephoenix

love it! I wonder how a cigar box with resin on it would turn out.
08-12-2011, 08:16 AM
Earthdawn

Outstanding idea !!!

They look great and are very unique.

Well played :tu
08-12-2011, 06:20 PM
tumtatty

How did you get the even black border around the scales?
08-12-2011, 08:26 PM
1OldGI

Bravo! Well played indeed. I'm currently saving up a bunch of cigar stuff for a collage for my man cave. Never thought to use them on scales but yours certainly came out looking fantastic. As a side note, you've obviously burned some very tastey stogies as well, Aroma de Cuba, Rockey Patel, Ashton, etc.
08-13-2011, 02:10 AM
CTKnife

Quote:

Originally Posted by tumtatty

How did you get the even black border around the scales?

Why a razor blade of coarse. These scales had a wonderful straight cut bevel all the way around, I just needed to rebuild a few spots and sand them out again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

As a side note, you've obviously burned some very tastey stogies as well, Aroma de Cuba, Rockey Patel, Ashton, etc.

You betcha, that was the best part of doing this project...LOL
I've got bags and bags of these things so if you need some just let me know.