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Hello my friend! Wow it was great to see your post...and nice to be remembered. I know about 'wormholes' for sure and for certain! Had some health challenges the last couple of years (all better...

Very nicely done! The 'Tapered Blade Shave' is my favorite, and i choose one of my many tapered blades at least monthly as a matter of course.

Not really a tough call at all. This blade (W&B) was pristine as far the blade profile. Never been reground or re-shaped. I just got rid of the rust etc. that is still evidenced in your example.

I suppose anything is possible Andrew....although I wouldn't attempt it. That is a very similar blade except for the barbers notch and the thickness of the spine at the toe. Trying to make a tapered...

Thanks Andrew...:D ... I DO KNOW how much you've always liked this particular W & B. Not to worry my friend...since I am considerably more aged than you, my daughters have been instructed to send...

That's a nice one Science Guy. It's very similar to a Wade and Butcher that I have, which BTW is one of my all time favorite shavers:

Here's some pics (pre-pinning):
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LOL! OK Jimmy...I'll promise not to 'Bid' on any that I see and instead give you a heads up when they pop up on the Bay. Truth be told though is that the ones that I have have been in my 'to do' box...

I'm with you! I have about a dozen or so of these razors and I just get the greatest shaves from these tapered blade profile razors. I think they were more popular than we know however, as I have...

I love the Tapered Blades! I just finished restoring a R. Hibberd taper and I am working on an Ashton & Jackson tapered blade now.

Thank you my friend!

Here's a tapered blade W&B I just finished restoring. IMHO it was definitely made this way, having now held it in my hands.

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