Thread: Scary Wade & Butcher

Is it just me or do most W&B's look like they were made for, well.. butchers? To me most appear to belong to collections dating from the Spanish Inquisition. Compared to their contemporaries they are just plain scary looking. I have a wonderful "normal looking" 5/8 round nose W&B (picture attached) that's one of the best shavers I own but it must be from their "Wimp Design Collection"

Any comments?

Pelkey

I like them for their non traditional looks I've always been a bit off track anyway

Seems like anyone that uses straight razors in today's world is a little bit "off track"... God bless for that.

There is no better-looking razor design than the mid-19th Century barber'-notch Wade & Butcher, in my opinion. They are the finest combination of elegance and strength I've come across in approximately 250 vintage razors. This picture is my favorite profile.

Originally Posted by eastprussia

Seems like anyone that uses straight razors in today's world is a little bit "off track"... God bless for that.

+1 on that.

They are a very old company and have been making razors of all designs and are probably most famous for the old wedges. In general I think their razors are like any others, nothing scary about them. It's just a tool.

Ya know, ya'll could just be right. Maybe the thing for me to do is confront this thing head on (or face on as may be the case). I do admit the barber's notchs do have a neat look. I think I'll start looking for a 7/8 hollow with barber's notch. Hey worse case scenario is that I might have to suffer through a great shave.

Originally Posted by prestonmcconkie

There is no better-looking razor design than the mid-19th Century barber'-notch Wade & Butcher, in my opinion. They are the finest combination of elegance and strength I've come across in approximately 250 vintage razors. This picture is my favorite profile.

Beautiful razor, Preston.

The mid-19th Century hollow point W&Bs are iconic razors, no doubt about it. I admit that when I thought "straight razor," for a long time a W&B "For Barber's Use" hollow point is exactly what I pictured in my mind.

And when I'm showing anybody my razor collection, the old W&Bs are the first ones I reach for. They have style, and I admit that they do look a little scary, but in an elegant way. Kind of like Bela Lugosi's Dracula, a Harley softail deuce, a black Les Paul Custom and a Marshall stack, or a samurai sword.