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Here are some before and during pics..
This is the razor as I recieved it
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The Horn blanks
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After the first passes with 80 Grit Greaseless
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More pics on the way :p
More polishing on the blade
After 600 Grit Greaseless
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After the polishing compounds
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Working the horn for the scales
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I take off the surface buffing that the horn comes with
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Mocked up for the wedge fitting, I make the Mock tangs out of 3 different thicknesses of acrylic to match the razors
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Make: Wade & Butcher, Sheffield England
Size: 8/8-
Steel: Carbon, Near Mirror finish
Grind: True Frameback Flat blade
Scales: Buffalo Black Horn with a very faint pattern
Finish: Micro-Mesh to 12000 grit w/water
Wedge: Recon amber
Pins: Brass
Washers: Brass / SS triple stack
Hones: Undecided as this is the dullest damn razor I have had in a LOOOOOOOOng time :)
That is so nice! I shudder at the hours involved! The scales are sweet! Well worth it! These Framebacks deliver fine shaves. An 8/8 one is rare, I would think!
Very good work!
To see an old razor brought back from the grave, is a beautiful thing. Some lucky individual will get to shave with it.
What a nice razor!
Awesome. It's like a workshop, Glen. Thanks for sharing
realy nice restore.
You make it look so simple!! I really thick when restoring W&B's, less is often more Great Job .....again
That's a pretty one Glen, can I take her out for dinner? :p
I believe this is the first W&B Frameback I have seen, or is it just that I haven't paid attention?
Wow! What a difference a bit of elbow grease and a couple slabs of horn can make. Looks nice.
Great work! Very stylish razor.
Incredible restoration work once again. Amazing outcome.
Great job Glen! Looking at this makes me want to restore a razor.
Nice work Glen. Love those old framebacks.
Beautiful! I have a similar W&B frameback in need of restoration. This gives me hope...if only mine turns out even half as nice! :)
Great Work As Always!!
I can't wait to hear what hones you used and how she shaves!!
Glen the hours of work show through. Beautiful.
Back from the dead via Glen! Gotta love it.
Hones were
Chosera 1k with the 400 rubber to re-cut a bevel
Henckels 1/3/8
Coticule Finish
nice selection with the hones !Quote:
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Very nice, Glen. Someone is going to be very happy with this one.
Great workmanship!
Just a semantic issue: I would not call this a frameback. The 2 pieces of metal on either side of the spine aren't a proper frame. I would call them hone helps for a wedge blade.
Well... if that was a razor that I myself restored for someone else....I would just have to keep it. Don't know how you give something
like that up.
lol. Very nice job g. As always.
