Thread: Wade and Butcher

So I've just got my Wade and Butcher 8/8 Magnum Bonum Chopper back from having new scales and some polishing done. WOW looks amazing. But hears my problem, it is some what of a smiling blade and I'm getting mixed info. The ??? Is do I strop it like normal as in straight back in fourth or is there another way I should be stropping a smiling blade?

All the same, just make sure the entire blade get stropped, might have to use a x stroke on some narrower strops.

Thanks. I use a three inch strop so no x stroke needed. I guess I'm only confused because I know a smiling blade is honed different so I was thinking it should be stropped different as we'll. Thanks for the info

show pics!!

Before After

smiling blades make me smile !!!
they look great !!!!!!!!

I just posted a before and after. I was only talking about the WB Magnum but I figured I would post both WB that I had restored. The Celebrated Barbers use only and the Magnum . The Magnum needed new scales and some polishing,Decided to go with Carbon fiber scales, kind of the new world meets old. The Celebrated only needed one new pin and some polishing as we'll

Originally Posted by PLJ

I just posted a before and after. I was only talking about the WB Magnum but I figured I would post both WB that I had restored. The Celebrated Barbers use only and the Magnum . The Magnum needed new scales and some polishing,Decided to go with Carbon fiber scales, kind of the new world meets old. The Celebrated only needed one new pin and some polishing as we'll

have you used the carbon fiber scales before ?? i have a more modern Henckels 6/8 i need rescaled and im kinda tryin to decide between G10 , canvas macarta , or the carbons ...
( srry dont mean to hi-jack)

Originally Posted by gooser

have you used the carbon fiber scales before ?? i have a more modern Henckels 6/8 i need rescaled and im kinda tryin to decide between G10 , canvas macarta , or the carbons ...
( srry dont mean to hi-jack)

This is my first with the carbon, I have two shaves with it already and I must
say I do like the scales. I've herd great things about the G10 so keep me posted with what you decide to go with.

I have a question about the Magnum Bonum I have 2 of them and the seem to be from different times 1 is a stub tail and the other seems to be about the same age as the one the OP has pictured is this something Wade & Butcher did from time to time or was it a line of razors it's hard to see the etching on the razors it's there just about gone but can be seen