Thread: is this an ok price on a W&B meat chopper

i found an old W&B 7/8 or 8/8 with the box, it is elaborately engraved and shows no rust, scales and edge are in good shape, most of the blade is near black from staining. I think it could clean up nicely without buffing out the engraving. i was told i could get it for $45 what do you all think of that price?

Originally Posted by trapperjohnme

i found an old W&B 7/8 or 8/8 with the box, it is elaborately engraved and shows no rust, scales and edge are in good shape, most of the blade is near black from staining. I think it could clean up nicely without buffing out the engraving. i was told i could get it for $45 what do you all think of that price?

Yes, I think that's an average price for a huge W&B. I have one that I picked up a while back on ebay that someone listed as a 'buy it now' for like $10 and I bought it right away. I soaked it in barbacide and honed it up and now it's one of my best shavers. This razor was supposed to be my practice honing razor, but it's one of my favorites now.
If you clean it up, you can probably get a lot more than $45 for it. This one still has 5 days left!
-Fred

Not bad at all. If you keep it a while or indefinitely, think about a per day cost you incurred - pennies or less! Then again, any quality str8 will have a per day cost of next to nothing. Just keep them dry and oiled and it'll be an heirloom for your kids.

JMHO

-Rob

i think maybe i will pick it up then, it has a really elaborate etched scene on it. i was thinking it was expensive as the first SR I bought (2 weeks ago) was a W&B meat cleaver that I gave $16 for.

Originally Posted by trapperjohnme

i think maybe i will pick it up then, it has a really elaborate etched scene on it. i was thinking it was expensive as the first SR I bought (2 weeks ago) was a W&B meat cleaver that I gave $16 for.

And if you decide you don't like it, I'll probably buy it off you. I've been looking for a good conditioned W&B for a while now.

Trapperjohn,
Those big W&B razors are really nice shavers in fact one of my better shavers is one. The $45 isn't bad at all in fact I have paid more for one that doesn't have the nicely etched blade but was generally nice anyway.