Thread: A Wade&Butcher, any idea is welcome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHZ4rmL-6Fg

Also sounds to me like you didn't get the edge all the way there on your bevel setter. Also ink the edge, it will give you a better idea as to what is happening, also it will more easily show the parts of the bevel that haven't been completely set.

That blade is a more advanced honing job. If that is what you are learning on good luck. Just don't let yourself get too frustrated. Honing and restoration should be enjoyable, not a drudgery. i just don't want to see you become put off to restoration because of a troubled wedge.

If one is obviously frowning, big steps must be taken first. Don't take my word for it! Anyone knowledgeable can concur!
I cannot see how the OP's razor could be salvaged. Sorry to say.

thanks for the responses. i've got successfull with some other blades earlier to get them in work. so i rather to say i'm not beginner niether advanced but still learning. : )

for the video, i watched it just after wrote on here. the frown in the bevel actually is erased, there is just some difference between the point and the heel (might be 1 or 2 mm of difference) so i was just wondering if that can be the reason of the sharpness difference for the point and the heel. i say that because yesterday night, when i was trying it on my arm hairs, i realized the point shave better then the heel. but even the heel shaves just i had for one or two time it did not cut some hairs but i'm not sure if this is because of the surface (i don't have flat arms ^^ ) or because of the bevel.

i will go on with the coticule this afternoon, and shave my beard of 2 days tonight. and write here a feedback if it's well or not.


thanks again guys

well, did it . the bevel get sharpener than last night just need to shave tonight but i'm pretty sure that will be ok.

thanks again

Here as promised I add some pics, I think it could be better if the blade was larger but I liked it.

Like sharptonn & some others said it had a frown to it but it appears you may have solved that problem. I think it might be a Wade & Butcher. I have sometimes used a very fine grit sandpaper like 2500-3000 grit to sand it a little exposing more of what it says. Don't ask me how it works but it has for me.

yes it had a frown between the largest side of the blade and its heel, i don"t know if it seems in the first pictures but finally i corrected that then started to hone it. i'm waiting for it does less hot weather to continue polish my blades. i just can not do that while sweating like a fish. ^^

Originally Posted by Oustoura

yes it had a frown between the largest side of the blade and its heel, i don"t know if it seems in the first pictures but finally i corrected that then started to hone it. i'm waiting for it does less hot weather to continue polish my blades. i just can not do that while sweating like a fish. ^^

It's hot down here in the Houston area but I just put on a dew rag & work outside when I need to. The razor came out nice!

Looks like you got the edge worked out! Let us know how it shaves after you tune it up a little more

you might as well shave with it then kill the edge. I honed one to shave ready then decided to do some work to it while leaving it shave ready. I paid in blood for my laziness as I cut my thumb while handling the blade, of course I didn't realized it until i got blood everywhere. A quick swipe on the 1k will do it then re setting the bevel will only take a quick second.