Thread: Wade and Butcher "For barber's use"..Cracked!!! But not all is lost............

Hey Gents,
I recently found this WB "For Barber's Use" for a "too good to be true" price so I took a chance. Original scales are in decent shape and I was simply going to leave the blade "as is" with the petina and hone er' up and put it into the shave rotation. Well, that DID NOT happen.

I was getting ready to hone this old girl up but before I did....I wanted to take a quick look at the edge with a 10x loupe before I started as I always do just to see what I would be working with. I started at the toe and was pleasantly surprised at the decent / workable condition of the the edge until very near the heel I saw it........the dreaded hairline CRACK creeping about halfway up the blade toward the spine.

After several disappointing and agonizing minutes passed as I was coming to the realization that this razor would not be joining my weekly rotation and my search for a WB FBU was not over, I calmed myself and took some deep breaths. I then reminded myself of the small price I paid for this razor and then noticed I had room in the display case where my other "handsome non-shavers" live and she now has a new home on the wall within the display case.

The crack is very hard to see and I tried to point it out with the tip of a pen. It is visible from both sides.

I also found a new favorite quote that fits perfect for this situation and many others in life.

"If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment."
Henry David Thoreau