Thread: Wade & Butcher FBU????????

Picked this up today in a little town called Fergus. The owner had just put it on the shelf, $15 so I snatched it up. Now here's the fun part, I believe it's one of those old regrinds Sharptonn was talking about in a recent thread. It's also lost a lot of the makers mark, but just enough to give a hint at what this razor is. I believe it to be a Wade & Butcher, for barbers use. What do you guys think???? You can just catch the last few letters on the tang.



The scales, domed washers, wedge are all in great shape. I think this one will get a 3 day bath in NFO, MMP on the washers and blade and honing on my Y/G VTH from Hatzicho.

Looks like a very well done re-grind.
From the picture it looks like a small ridge/grind line at the shoulder.
This looks like it will clean up to be a very interesting razor.

Thanks for sharing...please show us the "after"

Originally Posted by MJC

Looks like a very well done re-grind.
From the picture it looks like a small ridge/grind line at the shoulder.
This looks like it will clean up to be a very interesting razor.

Thanks for sharing...please show us the "after"

I will for sure!

Yeah it looks like w&b fbu

I would agree with it being a W&B fbu. Dont see them squared off very much, normally they tend to have a barbers notch.

Originally Posted by TrilliumLT

I would agree with it being a W&B fbu. Dont see them squared off very much, normally they tend to have a barbers notch.

It looks like maybe it has been shortened past the barbers notch. But I'm no pro on identifying this sort of thing.

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I suppose it doesn't really matter what it use to be, cause it's not that anymore. Nonetheless, she'll shave well I'm sure.

Fergus, Ontario, had a friend with a cottage up that way, beautiful area. That tornado that went through there really tore the place up....blew my mind how powerful nature can be!

And yup, that definitely looks exactly like the tang stamp on one of my FBU's....exact one as a matter of fact I mentioned as well to Sharpton, I have one that is a wedge, and another that is hollow ground...and from the looks of it, your's was a spike point that was muted...beautiful find.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

3 day bath in NFO, MMP on the washers and blade and honing on my Y/G VTH from Hatzicho.

Andrew, please enlighten this old fart on your abbreviations of NFO, MMP Y/G VTH Hatzicho. My brain is currently on hiatus till after dinner.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Andrew, please enlighten this old fart on your abbreviations of NFO, MMP Y/G VTH Hatzicho. My brain is currently on hiatus till after dinner.

With all this abbreviation talk on that one thread, I was hoping someone would call me out. The little kid in me thought it was funny.
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And yup, that definitely looks exactly like the tang stamp on one of my FBU's....exact one as a matter of fact I mentioned as well to Sharpton, I have one that is a wedge, and another that is hollow ground...and from the looks of it, your's was a spike point that was muted...beautiful find.

Phrank, do you think this was the original grind?