Thread: 9/8 Wade & Butcher Cleaned Up

Here's the 9/8 Wade & Butcher that I polished with Mothers. The horn scales were already in great shape, so it did not take much work. I plan on taking this one to the hones tomorrow then using it on my whiskers. It's not perfect, but I am very happy with it. The photos are from an iPhone, so the quality is not that great. This is razor number 7. Now I will focus and shaving and maintaining, after I get this one shave ready. I fully expect it will be a great shaver.

Mother's and what ? Buffers , dremel, paper towel and elbow grease ?

Looks real nice. I've got one just like it and it is a killer shaver.

That's in real good condition. Use in good health. It's a classic from W&B. I've truly learned to appreciate Sheffield steel the past few years. Makes for incredible shavers.

Lovely! Just plain Lovely!

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Mother's and what ? Buffers , dremel, paper towel and elbow grease ?

Mother's and blue paper towels, and, at times, Cape Cod polishing cloths that I picked up at our local Ace Hardware. I also soaked the blade and scales in neatsfoot oil, which I also picked up at Ace. I worked on it from time to time over a few days. One thing about the Cape Cod polishing cloths is they are vanilla scented, so your hands smell good for the rest of the day.

Originally Posted by Maximilian

That's in real good condition. Use in good health. It's a classic from W&B.

Thank you. I feel very fortunate. It had just been listed on ebay with a $199 buy it now option, so I did, without giving it much thought. I was very surprised at its condition when I received it, both the scales and blade. It still shows the original striations on the blade from the grinding back in Sheffield. I plan to give it to my son some day so he can also enjoy shaving his face with this beast.

Lucky indeed, a very nice condition W&B. The clean up looks good too.

Bob

Congrats, it is a beauty!

Nice job on the cleanup.

That is very nice. It's in immaculate condition.