Thread: RIP - Wade and Butcher 17/16

Pictures, or it didn't happen!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Pictures, or it didn't happen!

Unfortunately (or fortunately) I wasn't responsible for this razor's demise. The new owner has probably already trashed it. He told me the wheel caught the endge of the blade and snapped it. He said he shattered the blade after since it was already done.

The demise of the razor is a sad thing indeed. The really big issue that came to mind for me is that the guy operating the buffer is indeed a very lucky man!
When things like that happen you have some really high speed steel. I mean that literally. If he got away without injury of any sort he should count his blessings.

Originally Posted by fchan

He told me the wheel caught the endge of the blade and snapped it.

If he caught the cutting edge he had it coming. Poor Razor, death by dumbass.

Am I correct in assuming that means he was buffing it upside down?

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

Am I correct in assuming that means he was buffing it upside down?

I think so. but to be honest I'm not 100% sure what happened so I can't make any judgement there. We all have our bad days, and it's a shame his happened to be with a new razor.

Originally Posted by mainaman

It helps to know what you are doing with the dremel....

Hopefully, NOTHING (dremel = evil)

Originally Posted by fchan

Unfortunately (or fortunately) I wasn't responsible for this razor's demise. The new owner has probably already trashed it. He told me the wheel caught the endge of the blade and snapped it. He said he shattered the blade after since it was already done.

fool. so rather than send it to somebody to regrind, just destroy what was left? I would have turned it into a 19/16 cootchie razor or a super special under arm hair remover. No blades go to waste!

Im sorry to hear for such a tragedy, i think i should share my story of horror. I had a french razor that my great grandfather used in the first world war. It was giving to last year, this things shaved like a great. Had beautiful tortoise shell scales. One day i let my brother borrow the razor, he wanted to learn, but he did not want my advice. HE DROPPED it and broke the precious scales.

Originally Posted by Themagicturtle

Im sorry to hear for such a tragedy, i think i should share my story of horror. I had a french razor that my great grandfather used in the first world war. It was giving to last year, this things shaved like a great. Had beautiful tortoise shell scales. One day i let my brother borrow the razor, he wanted to learn, but he did not want my advice. HE DROPPED it and broke the precious scales.

Now that truly sucks! Did you end up getting it rescaled?

(Nice Planet of the Apes reference BTW )

Haha thank you, its the first thing that came to mind when i read the misfortune of the Member that started this post.
Well i still have the old Solingen, its a french razor with a german made blade, but i have not yet rescaled her. I have been looking on ebay for any razors with tortoise scales, and i would most likely cannibalize it for its scales. I did "repair" the original scales with super glue but i don't have the courage to see if my feeble attempt has worked.