Thread: Different sort of Wade and Butcher

Please look here:

Originally Posted by babalou

Please look here:

Notice how different it is from the razor in the OP which is not a frameback. It is, however possible that it was a frameback and was reground - I can't see very well the transition at the shank but on one of the photographs (along with the narrow width esp. toward the tip) it seems like almost that's what happend to it.

Originally Posted by gugi

Notice how different it is from the razor in the OP which is not a frameback. It is, however possible that it was a frameback and was reground - I can't see very well the transition at the shank but on one of the photographs (along with the narrow width esp. toward the tip) it seems like almost that's what happend to it.

I tend to agree - the spine on that razor looks quite roughly ground, all the other guard razors I have seen have had the spines finished to the same degree of excellence as the rest of the razor. The tops of framebacks do tend to be roughly finished, especially the very thin-bladed ones - the back was never intended to be seen in this case.

Regards,
Neil

Thanks babalou and Neil! Nothing like collective knowledge! There is a faint stain on the tang where the brass frame used to be! how wide is that brass? I am going to attempt to make it!
Now I know about this strange Stewart as well. Cool!......get it on....Tom