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04-18-2007, 04:37 PM #1Senior Member
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W&B Celebrated Fine India Steel?
Of course, thanks to the newbie information post, every newbie knows that Pakistani razors are no good. But what about Wade & Butcher razors made with "Celebrated Fine India Steel," like this one (which has apparently recently been recovered from the bottom of some ocean)? Are they better, worse, or the same as the usual Sheffield steel W&Bs?
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04-18-2007, 05:25 PM #2Super Shaver
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Creamy goodness, but fix that one up first, eh?
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04-18-2007, 05:52 PM #3Senior Member
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Fully agree! I enjoy the ones that I own.
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04-19-2007, 03:03 AM #4The Voice in Your Head
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Those are good razors - if you're going to bid, be sure and factor in the inflated s/h ($11.45 to Idaho!)
...geez....we're not the end of the earth (although, you can see it from here!)...
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04-19-2007, 11:00 AM #5Nemo Me Impune Lacesset
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Seems to me that at the time W&B was in full swing that England was runnin the show in India and labor cost might have been less.
I would think that steel made under British control would be just as good.
Think it was a labor issue? I've been curios myself about these razors and just sold a W. Greaves that was from India.
Now I kinda wish I had honed it up..... naw.....
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04-20-2007, 01:25 AM #6Amateur Shaver
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oh crap look what i've won... I should have fun tryin to polish this one up
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04-20-2007, 01:27 AM #7Razor Afficionado
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i was seriously gonna bid on that thing, but then i thought to myself "I'm just not up to it!"
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04-20-2007, 02:17 AM #8Senior Member
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You're a braver man than me! Originally Posted by bwknight
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04-20-2007, 03:06 AM #9Amateur Shaver
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the pictures are horrible quality, and the scales look rough, but any W&B has the potential to be a "fixer-upper" ...
right?
I will repost with better pics once I get this thing
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04-20-2007, 03:57 AM #10Razor Afficionado
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what worried me was that it almost looks like the metal is flaking, like when you get rust on a car and you can kinda just pick at the paint and pick it off. The razor itself has a mighty fine shape although the bevel looks to be a bit uneven, but then again it could be all that crap on it! You know i'd be tempted to keep the original scales. Sand em up nice and smooth out and finish up with some tung oil for a semi polished look. the one pin scales just look cool. i think it'll clean up nice with a little love (make that, alot of love) but for $13.00 i think it'll be worthwhile
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