Thread: A Wade and Butcher not in the data base

I love diamond edges. Nice razor. Not rare as jimmy said but a great razor none the less. Diamond edges originally had a frosted etch from about 1/8 below the diamond edge writing on the belly of the blade all the way down to the cutting edge. If you are getting it restored it would be nice to see that feature present rather than it being buffed away to a mirror blob IMO... Of course YMMV.

Joe, would you happen to have a photo of one in decent condition? In its current shape, I can make out the line fairly easily on both sides. How would a guy restore that feature?

Also, can you tell me what the rest of the stamp on the tang used to say?

wonderful looking razor !!

on a side note i like to measure the blade my way that way im assured im right !!! .

Originally Posted by PierreR

Also, any idea what the rest of the stamp would have said?

Probably like this one!

Originally Posted by JoeLowett

Diamond edges originally had a frosted etch from about 1/8 below the diamond edge writing on the belly of the blade all the way down to the cutting edge. If you are getting it restored it would be nice to see that feature present rather than it being buffed away to a mirror blob IMO... Of course YMMV.

I surely agree about the mirror finish on these old blades, interesting about the frosted etching, i found one example, wondering is there was writing on that as well.

The profile between this photo and the one I have is a tad different, and the type size on yours is larger, and looks deeper. Wonder how many years between these examples...

Originally Posted by Martin103

I surely agree about the mirror finish on these old blades, interesting about the frosted etching, i found one example, wondering is there was writing on that as well.

In your opinion, what would you think to be the best way to restore the frosting? a difference in finish? say a satin 800 grit finish, and mirror/near mirror the spine? A bead blasting might be another option, but how would you mask the rest of the blade and tang?

Martin, your second image has a different spine stamp, and its profile more closely matches the one I have.

Originally Posted by PierreR

Joe, would you happen to have a photo of one in decent condition? In its current shape, I can make out the line fairly easily on both sides. How would a guy restore that feature?

Also, can you tell me what the rest of the stamp on the tang used to say?

I will look for a pic I'm sure I can find something. Acid etching would do the trick. One one these have been on my to do list for a long time.

Edit: I found pics but I have to wait until I get home to upload them. It won't let me do it from my phone

Edit to the edit: pics I found were already posted above. You can read up on acid etching. You can tape the line to match the pics, apply a masking agent to the part you want to remain shiney remove the tape and acid etch or sand etch the in masked portion. I think it will be awesome

Ferric Chloride will at first turn the steel quite dark, even after buffing, it may not be even, or bright? I wonder if a different acid will give better results? I have sulfuric acid, and muriatic acid. Nitric acid will leave it jet black...

What do you think?

Dang it! I bought a W&B off Ebay I thought was a 9/8. Now it turns out it's only a 4/8. Dang! It still feels pretty big though.