Thread: So a Wade & Butcher and Filarmonica 14 got together and had a baby…

Originally Posted by Ols67

That’s what I thought on both of these…sadly, I don’t know who reground either of them. If I did, I would have almost all of my Sheffield wedges or near wedges reground!

Vr

Matt

No, that would border on blasphemy..

Indeed, an old wedge which is not rusted/honed/stropped to death should be left alone IMO.
The ones I have were probably done a century or more ago.
I tend to think the advent of the Hexe grinding machine in the 1890's likely contributed to this....

I've got a FBU that's been reground thin, like yours.
Actually... Its bellied. So maybe thinner than yours.

Rings on stone or face.

That is likely the Hexe what done that!

Originally Posted by outback

I've got a FBU that's been reground thin, like yours.
Actually... Its bellied. So maybe thinner than yours.

Rings on stone or face.

Yep, I've got one like that too.


Mine sings on the stones, strop and face also Mike, and also bellied. Absolutely fabulous shaver. Mine still has the notch though. I have to be a little careful since the edge rounds the corner at the toe. It's almost as easy to get myself with it as a spike or Spanish point but it sure is handy for touch up and trimming around the mustache.

Edit: oh yeah, you can't see the stamp in the pics I posted but it's a W&B FBU also.