Thread: Wade & Butcher Comeback

Originally Posted by JoeyP

Ahh the nostalgia aspect, same as guitars, somehow the old woods/ steel possesses mythical powers beyond our present grasp. Thank god we have eBay.

Isn't the nostalgia aspect what the W&B revival is all about?

Originally Posted by Kees

Isn't the nostalgia aspect what the W&B revival is all about?

Yes, I suppose it is. I’m looking forward to the roll out. I wasn’t bashing. I have probably 15 or more old W&B’s. I’ll most likely end up with a reissue as well. I do think they need to get their butts moving on the roll-out though, that is if their still planning on making these. I wouldn’t blame them if they didn’t, considering all the negativity they have received, especially since no ones actually had or seen one yet. I feel like the biggest mistake the new owners of W&B made, was responding to all the crappy comments on these forums. Hopefully the new owners aren’t easily “ butt hurt”, and are staying in the game.

If only they were getting their steel from the floundering UK Steel industry, this could be a feather in the cap for W&B. Things are rather dire in UK Steel, and Tata iron and steel corp is probably going to try and unload most of their operations in the UK. A sad end for a great industry, but the same thing can be said for the teetering American steel industry as well.

Has anyone heard anything more from this project?

I hope this works out, there are some amazing knife and razor makers in South Africa, I saw some superb razors by a SA maker living in Portugal when he came to a knife show. There is a very active knife scene in SA and their works needs to be more appreciated by the wider world.

Originally Posted by Butzy

Has anyone heard anything more from this project?

There was an update on their FB page. It seems the 2017 deadline was optimistic. The post said that they were still working and making progress.

Originally Posted by MrZ

There was an update on their FB page. It seems the 2017 deadline was optimistic. The post said that they were still working and making progress.

I doubt I would spend the coin on what they will be charging if they release one, I have heard pricing is going to be very high