Thread: The Butcher Shop

My W&B's.
...Ray

Very nice...thanks for sharing.

I really like that Spanish point, but then I thought...the wedge is really good looking...but man, that frame back...whew. They're all gorgeous.

Thanks, Jim. They're all keepers - easy to hone and great shavers. One thing this thread shows me is the diverse styles of WB. There's so many out there!

...Ray

Originally Posted by Sando

One thing this thread shows me is the diverse styles of WB. There's so many out there!

...Ray

I've really been amazed at that myself. You expect them to all look rather similar being from the same maker, but there's a wide range of styles, cuts, and grinds.

Originally Posted by BigJim

I've really been amazed at that myself. You expect them to all look rather similar being from the same maker, but there's a wide range of styles, cuts, and grinds.

That's what I really love about the W&B's. I have so many unique styles. Joseph Rodgers also has a bunch of unique blades. Love those sheffielders.

Late EDIT: I re-read this and thought: That's not a Spanish point, that's a French point. Don't know why I thought/typed Spanish when I first posted.

One reason for the variety, I think, is that they were made over such a long period of time, with quite a bit of technical development going on. We would see a lot of variety in Ford cars, from the 1920s to the present, but Wade and Butcher were in operation for a lot longer than that.

This picture is from the early 1860s, showing Sheffield cutlers with both the large stones which were probably the only kind in use for wedge razors, and the smaller ones which came into use for the "modern" hollow grind. One interesting point is just what a number of the latter they had. I think they chose a diameter to suit the width and how much of a longitudinal reinforce they wanted to leave.

Now I have two razors I can shave with. Well, one and a half. My regular blade got to experience the fun of 'Zak learns to use the Norton Flattening Stone' and as such, it's edge is ... less than optimal, shall we say?

Anyway, my new shaver.


Wade and Butcher - Ready to go by Zak Jarvis, on Flickr

Wade and Butcher - Hero shot by Zak Jarvis, on Flickr

Wade and Butcher - Hero Back by Zak Jarvis, on Flickr

Nothing terribly special other than the shape it was in when I got it.


Scales Too Small by Zak Jarvis, on Flickr

The eBay seller said it was his grandfather's. I kept the 'scar' on the toe as a reminder of where it came from.

I'm starting to feel good about my ability to restore!