Wade & Butcher "Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor"

[JBHoren]

Back in 2006, I bought a few lots of "naked" blades on eBay -- among them, a goodly number of wedges, running from 9/16 to 7/8 (the majority being 5/8). A couple of years later, I bought some clear, plexiglass scales from a fellow SRP member (hat-tip to Soopercat). Although this particular blade was cleaned-up in 2009, it lay there with the others, wrapped in paper towel, and it wasn't until today that I honed-and-mated it with a pair of those scales. Here is a photo (I'll shave with it later this evening, and post on the current SOTD thread).

This one is a 5/8" blade, with a barber's notch and a wry smile; and, although stamped "Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor" on the spine, it's most definitely a near-wedge grind. Sadly, I never took any "before" photos

[Grazor]

Blade looks amazing, liking the clear scales too, great work.

[Martin103]

Blade looks very nice, scales are definately different, great work!

[lz6]

Looks classy. I really like the way the scales highlight the beautiful blade while looking formal themselves.

[JBHoren]

Blade looks amazing, liking the clear scales too, great work.

Blade looks very nice, scales are definately different, great work!

Looks classy. I really like the way the scales highlight the beautiful blade while looking formal themselves.

Thanks, guys! As I wrote, the scales are the handiwork of Soopercat, another SRP member. As much as I liked them when he sent them to me, I couldn't imagine how they'd look "dressing" a shiny piece of sharp Sheffield steel. They're clean, functional, and like a bespoke suit, show-off what's "inside" them.

Smooth shaving!

[sharptonn]

That is "clearly" a neat razor! Good Work!

[baldy]

Very nice, I've been thinking about doing some clear scales myself. They really do look cool on a nice blade like that.
Grant