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The wife surprised me for our anniversary. :-) Says she picked it up at an antique shop for about $30. I've always wanted a W/B, and now I got one!
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Congrats on both the razor and your anniversary!
Congrats!
That's not just a Wade & Butcher......its a HUGE Wade & Butcher!
That is one fine blade. Congratulations on both accounts.
Congratulations on your anniversary and the chopper. You know you should send the wife out hunting razors more often.
Bob
Congrats on the anniversary and that fine blade.
$30?!?!? :deal:
That's in super condition $30 dollars absolutely mind boggling and unbelievable great find.
Thanks Everyone! So my next question, I want to restore it a bit and take it to the buffing wheel. However, I really don't want to mess up the etching. Because there's almost no pitting at all, I was thinking of just starting with some jeweler's rouge. Do you think that would leave the etching alone? I doesn't even look like it was hardly stamped at all. Any recommendations?
If it were mine I would not take it near a buffing wheel ! Perhaps a hand polishing with MAAS or White Diamond polish and neatsfoot oil soak on the scales.
If I had a wife like yours I'd still be married.
Congrats on both accounts. I agree, hand polish only, it should clean up pretty easy.
Man... that woman must love you. That's awesome. Congrats.
Absolute steal! I finally found one and paid exponentially more than that. Great razor and one of my best shavers. No need to take that one to the buffing wheel. Like others have said, just hand polish and take good post shave care. I am curious as to if those are original scales though. I've had several big blade WB, and they all have had square shape scales for the wedge. Either way, still amazing!
My 1¢ buy some .5 and .3 lapping film and use pieces of it wet to get an overall sheen. Then some polishing compound by hand. A bit of pumice grit wet on a rag for the scales and you have a beautiful razor and nothing smeared away by heat and grit build up. Anothe razor well saved and ready for another few generations.Quote:
Originally Posted by quicksilver
~Richard.
Daaaaaamn!!!!! You got you a good wife & a good razor!!!
I have a lot of W&B'rs but none have a blade that wide!
If you don't have much experience with the buffer wheel, stay away from it with this razor. It's extemely nice and you would hate to loose any ecthing. I would send it to a professional and spend $40-$50 to have is done right. -Big Greg-
I'd hold on to that blade and the wife. Nice gift, happy anniversary.
+1 what glory said. Congratulations on both accounts. Can I have my wife call your wife for gifting instructions?
That one's got some hone wear so tell her to be sure to watch out for another one for next year.
:)
Happy anniversary!
LOL - you got the Wade and Butcher - the Holy Grail of the Wade and Butchers for an absolutely stunning price - that is a beautiful razor - is it an 8/8 or larger...9/8?
Great score - think you owe your wife a foot rub or 10 for that one....congrats!
