Thread: W&B Brass Frameback

Got this little beauty in today. No rust which is awesome but a few bug bites on the wedge end of the scales. So far all I've done is wash it with soap and water. Thinking about how far I want to go with it if anything at all. I do know I want to fix the scales. Just need to find the tutorial on fixing bug bites. If I do have to rescale it or take it apart to fix the scales Im going to replace the lead wedge with a brass one.

It has a nice etched scene on the front side for H. W. Carter. Found this snippet about them.

"The interesting thing is, H.W. Carter’s & Sons is an old company. Originally founded back in 1859 by Henry W. Carter in Lebanon, New Hampshire it soon after became widely regarded (especially in New England) for its overalls and workwear. Henry Carter himself became widely known as a showman and extravagant fellow, often marketing his company wildly throughout the Northeast."







i can't remember who posted it but someone posted a picture recently of a brass frame back and I just couldn't stop thinking about it. So I had to have one. I just had to... ;-)

Originally Posted by Suticat

Got this little beauty in today. No rust which is awesome but a few bug bites on the wedge end of the scales. So far all I've done is wash it with soap and water. Thinking about how far I want to go with it if anything at all. I do know I want to fix the scales. Just need to find the tutorial on fixing bug bites. If I do have to rescale it or take it apart to fix the scales Im going to replace the lead wedge with a brass one.

It has a nice etched scene on the front side for H. W. Carter. Found this snippet about them.

"The interesting thing is, H.W. Carter’s & Sons is an old company. Originally founded back in 1859 by Henry W. Carter in Lebanon, New Hampshire it soon after became widely regarded (especially in New England) for its overalls and workwear. Henry Carter himself became widely known as a showman and extravagant fellow, often marketing his company wildly throughout the Northeast."







i can't remember who posted it but someone posted a picture recently of a brass frame back and I just couldn't stop thinking about it. So I had to have one. I just had to... ;-)

Looks very nice the way it is.
Beside maybe a soaking in neats foot oil. And keep that wedge origanal (lead)

very nice. i agree with Outback, soak in neats foot oil and keep it original.

Originally Posted by outback

Looks very nice the way it is.
Beside maybe a soaking in neats foot oil. And keep that wedge origanal (lead)

+1 on that Mike!

@Suticat
If you were referring to a Wade & Butcher frameback, I showed this one I have on The Butchered Blade a few weeks ago. I think it was that thread...........
This one is brass all the way from the spine to the tail.





Sorry, the reflection of my hand is in the first pic.

I do agree with the others. However, a brass wedge would tie it together nicely...

Not something you see every day ! Nice one !

I have a few brass framebacks. The W&B you see, a Joh Engstom, a W. Greaves & more I can't think of right now. Perhaps I should put them all in a certain area but for right now, most of my razors are together by maker except for my Ivory ones.

Originally Posted by dinnermint

I do agree with the others. However, a brass wedge would tie it together nicely...

I know, right..

Engine46, thats not the one. But it is nice. The one that got me going was very similar to mine. I will go hunt for the thread.

I hit the hardware store to get my epoxy. Got it all filled in and curing as I type. Tomorrow I will sand it then soak it in some neatsfoot oil. The bites were very small and shallow and it didn't take much at all to fill them in.

Suti, i remember that one. Someone replaced brass that was missing I do believe... I can't remember who or where it was posted either...

It may have been in "What are you working on"?