Thread: wade and butcher famous keen shaving bow razor

Originally Posted by dylan133

All i need is a quality strop and I am in business, cant wait to get a nice edge on it.

Did you get it shave ready? I've been mentioning a lot but here's a good place for an inexpensive strop, Whipped Dog Straight Razor Shaving Equipment

No i have not done anything to it at all beside clean it up with a cloth, is there anything important I need to do to get it shave ready? I don't think I need to put it to a stone but it definitely needs to be honed. Thank you for the link.

Welcome to SRP. I've got a W&B bow too and it is a good shaver. Unless you're an experienced razor honer your best bet would be to check in member services in the SRP classifieds and send it out to be honed.

Thank you for the advice, I will probably send it out. Any idea on the worth?

Originally Posted by dylan133

Thank you for the advice, I will probably send it out. Any idea on the worth?

Appraisals are not permitted on SRP. (see the forum rules) One reason is that they are generally a matter of opinion and nowadays it is easy to go to ebay, do a search for 'completed items' to see what the market is on your particular item this week. You can also access the SRP classifieds and check the 'archive' for going prices on some razors there. Even then there is a lot of variation for a given razor depending on condition, collector's appeal and such. I will say that based on the price you mentioned I think you did well ...... but that is only 'my' opinion for whatever it is worth.

Oh ok, that makes sense. I thought I was getting a pretty decent deal. Thanks again for the input, I definitely want to start collecting and this place has already been a huge help.

Originally Posted by dylan133

I definitely want to start collecting and this place has already been a huge help.

You're in a lot of trouble, don't say I didn't warn you.