Thread: The Butcher Shop

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

Rather than put them in this club (they aren't W&B after all!) I started a new thread over here with the picture.

Great looking blades,thx for posting the pics.

Here's my NOS Wade & Butcher Special.

Jamie.

I forgot to post this one.

10/8, wedge, Barber's Notch, Horn scales brass wedge.

Here is another.

I have a few to add.

One more!

fabulous blades guys,love them all, but a couple questions,has anyone ever seen a N.O.S W&B, 1800s 8/8+ plus razor for Barbers use,mint as new, no resto work,I never have.
At any rate I have a couple nice ones that I am restoring at this time,I know that the flats of the tang and the top of the spine was orig Highley polished like the blades above.I have a major fetish for orig.grind marks,I absolutly love them and always try to preserve them,to me they are things of beauty.
Nobody loves pits, they can to a point be worked out by alot of wheel work,removing alot of metal in the process,also losing the grind marks and ending up with a razor that is 100% chrome like,pretty for sure,But I do not think they actually looked like that in OEM form,I think the blades had a matt finish,your thoughts? am talking about blades from the 1800s here.

Waiting for this to arrive.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

fabulous blades guys,love them all, but a couple questions,has anyone ever seen a N.O.S W&B, 1800s 8/8+ plus razor for Barbers use,mint as new, no resto work,I never have.
At any rate I have a couple nice ones that I am restoring at this time,I know that the flats of the tang and the top of the spine was orig Highley polished like the blades above.I have a major fetish for orig.grind marks,I absolutly love them and always try to preserve them,to me they are things of beauty.
Nobody loves pits, they can to a point be worked out by alot of wheel work,removing alot of metal in the process,also losing the grind marks and ending up with a razor that is 100% chrome like,pretty for sure,But I do not think they actually looked like that in OEM form,I think the blades had a matt finish,your thoughts? am talking about blades from the 1800s here.

Exactly why I have not touched this one. The grinding striations are there, not much pitting. I will probably fix the scales up and wash/oil it and leave it be. Or not! Gotta find some original collars. A few are toast! I think one is a nail head! The other 3 have the green gunk on them! Of the two FBU's I pictured above, They both had some serious grafts/epoxy work on the scales. One was a reground-to hollow ex-wedge and the other was a well-used wedge (one of the finest shavers I ever laid to face!). I just blued the patina in between the hone wear on the wedge and left it! I have since sold these to a good friend. I have a reground/hollow ex-wedge one at home in my rotation. It shaves wonderfully. The Feather edge has some pitting, but is only buffed a bit and oiled with a few flea-bites fixed. But THIS one is my "mac daddy"! Double-stabilized hollow and untouched. Used somewhat, but not too much. I don't do too much to these anymore. It changes them and their original characteristics. It could be honed and used, but I don't really need it for shaving For now, I am It's custodian. A display in original authentic shape. When I see these scales ripped off and tossed with the collars, the blades shined too much (unless it had to be!), and some g-10 or cocabolo fitted, I just shudder.........

Tom

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

fabulous blades guys,love them all, but a couple questions,has anyone ever seen a N.O.S W&B, 1800s 8/8+ plus razor for Barbers use,mint as new, no resto work,I never have.
At any rate I have a couple nice ones that I am restoring at this time,I know that the flats of the tang and the top of the spine was orig Highley polished like the blades above.I have a major fetish for orig.grind marks,I absolutly love them and always try to preserve them,to me they are things of beauty.
Nobody loves pits, they can to a point be worked out by alot of wheel work,removing alot of metal in the process,also losing the grind marks and ending up with a razor that is 100% chrome like,pretty for sure,But I do not think they actually looked like that in OEM form,I think the blades had a matt finish,your thoughts? am talking about blades from the 1800s here.

Back in the day, there were two types of finishes for cutlery. The matt finish you speak of was referred to as a "glaze" whereas the highly polished was referred to as "crocus". It was common on pocket knives to have the front side of the blade with a crocus and the back side with a glaze finish.

I agree with everything you've said and do my best to preserve original grind marks on the older stuff where possible.

I've been in more than a few heated discussions about "pimped out" old pocket knives that had been buffed to a mirror shine that they never had in their day.

Saddest part is that shiny sells best on ebay.

Some GREAT looking blades today!!

THANKS!!