Wade & Butcher 'For Barbers Only' Resto

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04-30-2009, 10:36 PM
todot62

Wade & Butcher 'For Barbers Only' Resto

Here is the before and after of my WB-For Barbers Only Razor. I bought this blade from Leighton and sent it over to Kenrup for the restoration. Ken honed, polished and installed some era correct unused scales. This thing is big and beautiful! I think Ken did an amazing job. As good as she looks, she shaves even better.

Maybe Ken will chime in with details on the razor and his work. I believe it's circa 1850's. She looks pretty good for a 160 year old razor.

Great job Ken!

Tod

Before:

http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/u...din1/WB-03.jpg

http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/u...din1/WB-02.jpg

http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/u...din1/WB-04.jpg

After:

http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/u...adeButcher.jpg
05-01-2009, 12:34 AM
xChris

Nice piece! I have a couple examples of the W&B "Barber" razors, and I love using them too.
05-01-2009, 12:52 AM
Del1r1um

Very cool, I'd love to have one like that... guess I'll keep watching
05-01-2009, 02:30 AM
dnjrboy

Are those scales horn? Mighty nice.
05-01-2009, 03:04 AM
Leighton

Its a very nice scale job. And I'm very happy to see the chip gone. :D
05-01-2009, 03:55 AM
Ambrose

Beautiful razor
05-01-2009, 04:20 PM
Croaker

I am very impressed at the outcome of that full bevel thickness chip issue! Nice work indeed, and a prized addition to your collection! Looks like a nice shaver, too. Congratulations.
05-01-2009, 05:01 PM
ben.mid

That's a good looking razor! I'd be very happy with that. Even the pinning looks great!

EDIT: The pins would look great. I didn't notice that Ken did them! I thought that was an impressive first go!:gaah:
05-01-2009, 07:36 PM
todot62

Thanks Guys. It is a very good shaver. Big and heavy. I don't know enough about razors to tell a great pin job from a good one. That's why I hope Ken chimes in. I also don't know exactly what he did to get rid of the chip and make it look as good as it does. It would be nice to know how much time it spent on each hone. I do know that the scales are, according to Ken, 'period correct bone scales.'

Tod
05-01-2009, 07:41 PM
Leighton

In order to remove the chip, Ken ground out a brand new bevel from where the chip ended. So, he took about 1/16" of steel off. Not sure how he does it, but I'm guessing hones. And hones take...hours. So he spent quite a bit of time honing that chip out and resetting the bevel.
05-02-2009, 10:49 PM
holli4pirating

I hate to think of so much steel being removed from the blade, but that was very tastefully done and masterfully executed. Beautiful work.
05-03-2009, 11:30 PM
netsurfr

Very nice lookin' razor! Congrats on having it in your collection.
05-04-2009, 11:25 AM
Kenrup

Quote:

Originally Posted by dnjrboy

Are those scales horn? Mighty nice.

The scales are horn. I have a few sets left from a stash of NOS horn scales that I snagged a long time ago.
05-04-2009, 11:30 AM
Kenrup

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leighton

In order to remove the chip, Ken ground out a brand new bevel from where the chip ended. So, he took about 1/16" of steel off. Not sure how he does it, but I'm guessing hones. And hones take...hours. So he spent quite a bit of time honing that chip out and resetting the bevel.

The biggest challenge is keeping the blade geometry correct when taking that much steel from the edge. I did hand grind with a 220 hone. I also flattened the edge until I got past the chip to make sure there was no cracks radiating from the chip. After that it was matter of setting the bevel then honing.
05-04-2009, 01:02 PM
Maximilian

I've restored and honed dozens of those and they are excellent shavers. Congrats on an excellent razor!