Thread: Wade & Butcher reshape ???

So, here's another razor I got in a lot. WB it looks like from the mid 20th century which has obviously been reshaped but I'm trying to figure out why, or why make it a spike point? You would expect a reshape to be because of a broken toe but why cut the spine back that far? It seems unlikely that the spine would be damaged unless it was due to rust and was just cosmetic.




...although sometimes people just don't use logic in their reasoning. It wouldn't have been my choice but maybe they just wanted one like that.
On top of that they did all that work to reshape it and did nothing about that heel with the stabilizer sticking way out there.


Here's my correction


Of course I guess that could have progressed to that point after multiple honings but it looks like they trimmed down the heel end to give it that narrowing blade shape.