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  1. 02-07-2007, 10:33 AM #1
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    Default UNOPENED WADE & BUTCHER

    Hey guy's,
    I don't know if you remember the unopened Wade & Butcher on ebay. well, I won it, and finally decided to open it. As you can see it is a beautiful 5/8 wedge!!!!
    I stropped and shaved with this baby and I must tell you it was a nice shave!!!
    To be the first to open a 100+ year old razor and then shave with it is beyond description!!! It required no initial honing!! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!


    MARK

    P.S. The striations on the bevel looked like they couldn't have been made by anything finer than a 4000 grit hone and it still shaved quite nice with only a stropping on plain leather!!!
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  2. 02-07-2007, 11:38 AM #2
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    Congratulations.
    That looks like a mighty fine razor.
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  3. 02-07-2007, 11:41 AM #3
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    Wow, that's an old razor, rock on man
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    I was bidding on that one but when it started to go crazy I backed off. You didn't get it cheap but it looks like you got your money's worth.
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  5. 02-07-2007, 01:06 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by JMS View Post
    To be the first to open a 100+ year old razor and then shave with it is beyond description!!! It required no initial honing!! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!

    ...

    P.S. The striations on the bevel looked like they couldn't have been made by anything finer than a 4000 grit hone and it still shaved quite nice with only a stropping on plain leather!!!
    They *really* don't make razors like they used to.

    Unfortunately this pretty much evaporated my willpower the next time one of these shows up on ebay.
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  6. 02-07-2007, 01:40 PM #6
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    I remember the box well. Not sure, but I think I gave an optimistic / positive opinion. I see I was right (if I did so). To open a quality vintage razor and be the first... This is great! I am glad for you!

    Michael - the next one will probably have rust spots and stuff (just trying to boost your willpower)

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