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

Originally Posted by Joed

Here's a 9/8's hollow:

Wow, that one got the juices flowing
Beautiful Hess you got there Joe!

Ditto to all the above. I enjoy the BIG blades occasionally. They are a hand full and will hold a ton a lather.

Do they shave any better than a smaller razor? Not really, at least for me anyway. You can only cut the whiskers so close.

The big old wedgie blades DO cut quietly though.

CheeatmeatP will probably buy the one you're looking at anyway...

I think his recent purchases of stub tails was a ruse to get us to look the other way..

I did have a Friodur 8/8 finally but one day we were robbed so it's how now and I miss it that was a great shave indeed now all I have is little ones hahahahah

Wow, some awesome razors!!!! Great to see the pics. I'm from the uk, was wondering if anyone has any tips on where to buy old razors from apart from eBay, I've gone to carboots and markets here in Manchester and seen nothing, is every collector from uk all just buying from eBay??!!

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.

I have seen a bunch of 8/8 Sheffields that are hollow ground, they all were great shavers too.

Originally Posted by Manchestertattoo

Wow, some awesome razors!!!! Great to see the pics. I'm from the uk, was wondering if anyone has any tips on where to buy old razors from apart from eBay, I've gone to carboots and markets here in Manchester and seen nothing, is every collector from uk all just buying from eBay??!!

You can try theshavingroom.co.uk they come up form time to time, the classifieds here and on B&B are good too, otherwise it's ebay.

Another 9/8,This one is a bellied full hollow,great shaver.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Another 9/8,This one is a bellied full hollow,great shaver.

Darn you pixel and you gorgeouse big razors

Manchestertattoo, I have a 9/8 and a 8/8 Wade & Butcher. They are no harder to hone than my 5/8, 6/8, and 7/8 razors. They also shave just as well and as easily as the other razors. The only difference is with the 9/8. It has a lot of heft, so I have to be careful to not let the edge come down too heavy on my face, it's an issue of control of the blade. Shaving under the nose/upper lip is no biggie with these choppers. You will have to give it a go to see. I prefer larger blades, don't know why. Good luck, hope you find one soon.

Originally Posted by mainaman

I have seen a bunch of 8/8 Sheffields that are hollow ground, they all were great shavers too.

Here's one: