Using the great advice found on SRP, I just reconditioned an old W&B with a very slight smile. Rotted scales removed and replaced with white micarta, the Wade and Butcher took a fantastic edge when honed according to the advice above. After some disastrous early attempts to hone before I delved into the information on SRP, I was amazed and relieved by a beautiful shave from a "good as new" razor!

My wife, a surgeon, watched while I shaved and offered to lend a hand. With her fine touch, she indulged me with a gentle shave and complimented the sharpness of the blade. Since she is using the standard of a scalpel as a comparison, I was pleased.

It was a sweet and tender moment. Now I have to figure out how to get her to do that every day at 5am...