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Wade & Butcher Celebrated 7/8
Just got this for Christmas and am looking for some help on this one. The more I look at it, the more I realize how much hone ware is on it. Its a beautiful razor and I'd hate to disturb it too much. Its going to need new horn scales as the back one is broken. I will save the washers and re-use them, that's for sure. Its the blade Im wondering about. should I take out that frown 2/3 of the way down, and lose some blade or just polish it up and hone it the way it is? Any opinions, tips, or tricks would be much appreciated.
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Wade & Butcher Celebrated 7/8
I think I'd trim the stabilizer a bit and then hone the heel until the frown is gone, then hone the whole blade.
You might want to post this in advanced honing, or ask Glen or Lynn directly. I consider myself a novice at honing and repair, but I would proceed as I said above;)
I would definitely repair it. Continued honing will make the razor progressively less pleasant to use IMO.
Wade & Butcher Celebrated 7/8
Let me add some "why" along with a request.
It looks to me like the previous owner honed and used the toe heavily...so I am presuming that the best repair will include removal mostly at the heel to balance the blade/wear.
Could you provide photos (both sides) with the blade oriented perfectly horizontal on some lined paper. I would like to assess the profile of the blade and the hone wear to better test my assertions.
For example:Attachment 116021
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