Thread: The Butchered Blade

Hey guys, I snagged this hefty 15/16 blade as part of a lot. There's no tang or blade stamps but it came in a wade and butcher box. There does appear to be the remnants of a crown on the tang. Any ideas?

that tang has awful nice lines for having the stamp gone. Whatever was there in the first place has to have been very shallow. Some of the vintage brands were notorious for shallow marks. I have several no name blades that are just fine, however they will always be no names. See if you can get a better shot of the mark or maybe draw it. Steve has quite a few books and Tom has some resources too, not to mention many other that may be perusing the threads.

This should be a little easier to see. You are right, it's not in bad condition so it's surprising the stamps are so far gone. There is what appears to be a C also in the lightly rusty spot but that's about it. I'm pretty sure I've seen those crown stamps before though, Rodgers maybe?

I am no expert at this (or anything else for that matter)
But maybe you could try some sort of colorant and try to take pics under different lights, maybe something more will become visible

Elliott comes to mind.

Originally Posted by prodigy

Hey guys, I snagged this hefty 15/16 blade as part of a lot. There's no tang or blade stamps but it came in a wade and butcher box. There does appear to be the remnants of a crown on the tang. Any ideas?

This is a Wade and Butcher has a crown at the top although hard to see and not stamped properly. Would have a c around that area and it was in a w&b box. Also style is quite similar. Just had another look at your pics. Could als be a part stamp or a w or v I think it was under crown which would also fit for the w&b



Link for information its a little down the page
http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...t-now-184.html

On the weekend I rescaled a couple of razors. One from about the 1920 - 1950's and the other from about 1815 - 1825.

They are oiled and wax sealed scales.













These are not full restorations although I gave the blades a good cleaning but not a full rust pit removal, they are what I term a custom renovation.

I wasn't all that interested in the historical style of the scales on the blades originally as they were simple bananna style. The originals were broken and in the case of the Bengall may well have been at some stage replaced in any case.

Steve

Originally Posted by baldas

On the weekend I rescaled a couple of razors. One from about the 1920 - 1950's and the other from about 1815 - 1825.

They are oiled and wax sealed scales.













These are not full restorations although I gave the blades a good cleaning but not a full rust pit removal, they are what I term a custom renovation.

I wasn't all that interested in the historical style of the scales on the blades originally as they were simple bananna style. The originals were broken and in the case of the Bengall may well have been at some stage replaced in any case.

Steve

Very nice...
Though the top one looks like it will be a royal PITA to hone.

What woods did you use ?
Types of oil and wax?

Hello Outback. The timbers are Jarrah and Black wood. Jarrah is a very hardy native Australian timber, oiled and and then lanolin worked into the grain and repeated quite a few times. It doesn't show in a photograph naturally but the surface is matte and feels like silk.

If you referred to the Weber blade as a PITA to hone it wasn't actually. It is about 1" and has an insane edge on it but I'm curious of course why it could be perceived as problematic?

Now the Bengall is another story altogether. Warped and much attention needed.

Steve

Just the shape of the scales, looks to be hard to hold onto.
I've worked with Teak,American Walnut, African Mahogany, African Paudak,African Blackwood, Bloodwood , Purple and Yellow Hartwood.
I've done them in tounge oil, urathane, Tru Oil(gun stock finish),and CA (Super glue).
Tru oil gives the best results as long as its not a naturally oily wood like the African Blackwood, it can be buffed to a satin finish on its own. The CA finish seems to always get cracks in it, a few weeks down the road, but not always.
If you want to see some of the scales I've done, just look through this thread, most are in here.
I'm about to finish another set tonight or tomorrow, done in African Blackwood with a semi gloss urathane.