Thread: Fleabay wade and butcher 1 1/4"??!!!

Originally Posted by Tylerbrycen

Wow I 14/8 holy cow I have to see that thing

My Bad here ya go.

Originally Posted by Tylerbrycen

Wow I 14/8 holy cow I have to see that thing

Agree with pixelfixed, my 5/8's are being neglected. +1 for seeing your 14/8. Pics please.

edit: just saw the pics. Wow, gorgeous. What a beast

Looking at the auction I think that blade has been shortened ? I've seen that anchor stamp on more than one brand. I vaguely recall a thread explaining what the significance of the anchor was, but too long ago to remember the details. Whoever replaced the one scale with wood did a bang up job. I've had a blade that wide and may still ..... can't recall. Kind of unwieldy. I can shave with such a beast but doing so on a regular basis would take some getting used to.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

My Bad here ya go.

Wow I can't wait to have my monster granted its just going to be a 10/8

My Bad again,the powell above is a 10/8,not 14(

The problem I run into with the old big omes is they aren't ther hollow... I like the feel of a hollow on my face. So if you are a wedge man I think the bog ones are great.. Saying that I do have a couple in thstables, thry are just way down the list.. I mostly like them because of thier age.

The larges I have is just under an inch. Shaves well but I don't like to use it. Fond it difficult to shave with, hone and strop. I've read two sources that give the reason for these big blades. 1 you need them go tuff beards ??(I don't think so?) 2 they hold more used lather and in the days of no running water, this was very useful. 2 sounds good to me!

Originally Posted by Wintchase

The problem I run into with the old big omes is they aren't ther hollow... I like the feel of a hollow on my face. So if you are a wedge man I think the bog ones are great.. Saying that I do have a couple in thstables, thry are just way down the list.. I mostly like them because of thier age.

Lots of Full Hollows to be had out there)

Another half wood half horn scale repair. Were these somewhat common?

Originally Posted by Wintchase

The problem I run into with the old big omes is they aren't ther hollow... I like the feel of a hollow on my face. So if you are a wedge man I think the bog ones are great.. Saying that I do have a couple in thstables, thry are just way down the list.. I mostly like them because of thier age.

Here's a 9/8's hollow: