Thread: The Butcher Shop

Yep, silver solder is strong & they use it to sweat copper lines together so it won't spring a leak. I remember using it in my dads electric shop also when regular solder wouldn't work.

Wow Andrew. Next meet I hope you let me shave with her. With a smile like that it's going to be a amazing shaver. Grats

congrats Phrank. What a beautiful razor. I am searching for one for at least 10 years (so do 99% of the members here, i guess). Enjoy. Thank you for the pictures.

Originally Posted by Elias

congrats Phrank. What a beautiful razor. I am searching for one for at least 10 years (so do 99% of the members here, i guess). Enjoy. Thank you for the pictures.

Have some very nice pics from the seller - when I return from the cottage, will post them.

Saw a small rattlesnake outside the cottage on the way for some shipwreck diving...it's rattle sounded like crickets, or a cicada...small one....very cool.

Originally Posted by Phrank

SWMBO had to head back to the city for a day - so this was waiting for me at home and she brought it up for me to the cottage.

The previous owner had attempted to restore it, I gather the spine was warped, and it broke in half at the tang - the two pieces were then burnished together with silver, and it looks great, very solid. Figure this is the closest I'll ever get to one of these, so YOLO....:-)

Wade & Butcher, Ottoman Egyptian and Royal Windsor straight razor.

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That is one sweet looking razor! Enjoy it

Wow phrank, its gorgeous.
I can feel the shave from here.
So silent... So smooooth.
Congrats my good man.. [emoji482]

Originally Posted by Phrank

Have some very nice pics from the seller - when I return from the cottage, will post them.

Saw a small rattlesnake outside the cottage on the way for some shipwreck diving...it's rattle sounded like crickets, or a cicada...small one....very cool.

Sounds like a cool day!
Do they smoke whitefish in that area? Good stuff.

Glad you are taking the time to dive some of the wrecks while there Andrew.
Both exciting and historically valuable to do.
Cheers, be safe, and check your gauges..

Originally Posted by outback

Wow phrank, its gorgeous.
I can feel the shave from here.
So silent... So smooooth.
Congrats my good man.. [emoji482]

Thanks - it's a 6/8 wedge, aside from that break, the blade and stamps are in perfect condition, and as pointed out in a thread about these, The Royal Windsor Hotel was around in the 1910-20's timeframe, yet the razor does not have the England stamp on the tang, only Sheffield, so when I return with a good 8 day beard on Sunday....will be my SOTD for sure.

Walked out and saw this outside the cottage today....Rattlesnake anyone?

Dang thing must have crawled all the way from Australia.

That looks like the Deadly Australian Outback Viper !