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Here is one restored and put in new black horn scales. The wedge is a solid chunk of stainless steel, polished to a mirror finish.
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realy nice. classy look whit the stainless steel wedge
Simple elegance, looks beatuiful, sometimes it's not what you put in, but what you leave out, perfect.
Jamie.
Brad, you're work is amazing. That is one of the best, classy, yet simple combinations I've seen. I like some of the bling, but this is just right.
Brad, this one looks awesome! I love the elegance of that wedge.
Classy and elegant seem to be the theme here, I can't disagree, your work is always clean and tight . Very fine work Brad.
Stu
Attachment 96710 Classic and elegant, love the contrast of the stainless wedge to the black horn.
Beautiful work as usual Brad! Always amazing to see :tu
that W&B is stunning. It appealed to me alot more than any others I have seen lately. great work!!!!
I love it. I love how the shape of the wedge has the squarish tips, while still having some curve on the end. I love that the wedge stands out from the scales but doesn't look out of place, it looks like it belongs there. I love that there's not a lot of scales sticking out past the blade. There's just enough of a space before the wedge for the blade to glide home.
This is my favorite razor I've seen since signing up on this forum. I kinda wish my W&B had a barbers notch, adds a certain something to the blade...an attitude.
Very nice. Goes together perfectly.
Beautiful work Brad, love the wedge.
Grant
Watched all your videos, is the steel wedge done the same way as the bone?
Lol, not quite.. It is incredibly difficult to sand down stainless steel... I actually held the wedge by its sides with a pair of vice grips, and ground the tapered shape on my 2x72 grinder on a flat platen with an 80 grit belt. After the taper was there, I polished the inside edge (side facing the razor.. and then I pinned the razor, with the excess steel hanging out of the ends of the razor. I then ground off all the excess using my 2x72 again... all the way through 1200 grit belts... :)
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Originally Posted by Nonstickron
Ver nice, Brad, as usual.
One question though. Isn't the steel wedge too heavy? I mean when you open the razor, does it has a good balance?
I cut down on some weight by drilling a larger hole in wedge than necessary. But, to be honest that probably wasn't required.....it doesnt feel to heavy at all. If you think about it.. Lead is about 30% heavier than steel, and that is what is used in most vintage W&B razors... I make my scales very thin, about as thin as vintage ones. It really feels just like a vintage W&B in the hand...
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Originally Posted by Leon
Very nice work, that wedge looks very classy! ready for another century!
Undream I must say you and your work are incredible. I can safely say I will be a customer of yours one day (hopefully soon!).
:tu :tu Excellent work, as usual Brad, and thank you for this extremely useful tip. I have learned a lot from examining your work!
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Originally Posted by Undream
Real nice work. Scales work real nice and the stainless wedge give a nice but strong touch.
K
It's a beautiful thing when an old Wade & Butcher goes back on the line to shave another 100 years.
I must admit, the most pleasure that I receive from this site, is seeing old dead razors given life and used again.
Thank you for sharing your work.
I am the proud owner of this W&B restored by Brad. I have not received it yet but based on the pics he posted he did a beautiful job. I am looking forward to the first shave with this razor.
Love the look of your stainless steel wedge. Classic and very nice.
Clean and simple. I like it, very nice.
Hi Brad. Would you mind expaining the reference to the 2x72 grinder - is this a 2 inch sanding belt? Also I would appreciate some more detail of the platen and how you used this with the SS to get the taper.Quote:
Originally Posted by Undream
Thanks
Yeah, I have a home-built 2" x 72" grinder / belt sander.
Here is the thread I made when I built it:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/forge...r-project.html
Here is a thread where I show off the flat platen:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/forge...e-grinder.html
