come to think of it, of the 5 Wade and Butchers i have none have Jimping. is that common for them?
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come to think of it, of the 5 Wade and Butchers i have none have Jimping. is that common for them?
No, they made some with jimps. Here's one with double jimps.
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I prefer jimping on upper and lower of tang but also notice the collection of moisture (another reason I deep clean my razors after use)
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Flutting or 'jimps' started to show up in the 1820's - 1830's according to Ritchie and Stewarts's Standard Guide to Razors. My personal experience with Wade & Butcher is they are not all that common. As someone mentioned the process added to the cost of the razor. I too like the functionality of the jimps.
It seems to me that Greaves was one of the earliest to add awesome jimps back in the day.
I'm a big fan of jimping I like the feel makes the razor easier to hold and strop, most of my razors have them and the two custom razors I commisioned I told the maker that I wanted them included in the design, my Michael Waterhouse as very deep cut jimps they feel great.
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