Thread: Wade & Butcher Ottoman Egyptian and Royal Windsor Razor

Originally Posted by cheetahmeatpheonix

Maybe it's a fake.

I'm still waiting to see even a single fake vintage razor...

Nobody fakes junk.

I do hope you plan to clean it up nicely. No offense to anyone but my personal view, for right or wrong, and no value judgement on dissenting opinions is what some call "patina," I call "dirty, rusty old crap."

I just simply don't understand why you wouldn't want it to look as nice as it could. YOMD

Congratulations! It’s great to see someone who will appreciate and cherish it.

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

Congratulations! It’s great to see someone who will appreciate and cherish it.

Thanks Mark.

I was trying to explain the overall history of this razor to my fiancee the other day. I could tell that she was "granting me my soapbox space" but in the back of her mind I know she was rolling her eyes HARD. She just doesn't get it and that's fine.

But I love these little pieces of metal. The fact that they have soooo much history built into them. I love the stories, the folklore and the fact that they will out live each and every one of us...or can be passed down the loved one. As a designer myself, making something/ anything that would stand that test of time and be sought after 100's of years after it's creation is mind boggling.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Nobody fakes junk.

I do hope you plan to clean it up nicely. No offense to anyone but my personal view, for right or wrong, and no value judgement on dissenting opinions is what some call "patina," I call "dirty, rusty old crap."

I just simply don't understand why you wouldn't want it to look as nice as it could. YOMD

So you're making a great point and I hear you.

If this was your razor what would you do with it and how would you choose to restore it.
Do you believe in the "Holy Grail" hoopla or would you put it in the SOTD rotation.

Just collecting thoughts

I haven't restored anything yet, I have some pins & washers on order and a pre made scale but when I do manage to restore razors nicely, and i will because guys here do it really well and there's nothing stopping me from learning how to do it too. Anything I restore and keep will go into my rotation. Unless i end up with a hundred razors I don't see the point of just putting them somewhere to look at occasionally.

So the razor showed up today. I think the fastest that I've ever received anything from the bay.
5 minutes with a toothbrush and some 3M Marine Metal Restorerer & Polish and here were the results.

With most of the crud removed it had a pretty thin shiny bevel (based on what i've read here). Correct me if I'm wrong. Some hone wear the the top that of course I don't like. There is an ever so slight chip in the blade towards the heel. The blade measures at 7/8 but because of the curve it's hard to always get a solid read. The pins appear to be brass (because of color) and the scales appear to be wood. Some of the dark areas are rough to the touch, especially on the back of the blade. There will probably be some pitting left over. The blade sits center in the scales but there is some play at the pivot. All in all it's pretty solid. If there's anything that I missed in the description please let me know.

Thanks in advance - Cheetah Meat

Now for the pics

Hubba hubba! Wolf whistle. That's awesome.

Yeah, you probably will have to live with a couple of spots left over from cleaning up but it looks really good all in all. I don't think that hone wear is very bad at all comparitively speaking. Are you sure that's not horn? I can't really tell. I might consider some horn scales if you were going to change anything.

Congratulations on that!

What a great old razor. Congratulations. Jeez.......I can just imagine that razor in the hands of one of our pro restorers here at SRP. A scarce old beauty like that would be something really special indeed. JMO of course.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I'm still waiting to see even a single fake vintage razor...

Here you go Maybe I should have used the word forgery. For all intents and purposes yes it is a REAL straight razor...lol