Thread: Wade & Butcher "Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor"

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

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.

Originally Posted by Grazor

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

Originally Posted by Martin103

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

Originally Posted by lz6

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!

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

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