Thread: WIP: W.G. Wilton

Found this this bad boy while participating in some RAD. In my quest for some info on the cutler, I found a thread from Glen:
https://straightrazorpalace.com/work...e-chopper.html

Well the bar has been set.

My plan for this is honey horn scales and modeled loosely off of scales from a WB fbu. Planning on a brass wedge with some file work, assuming I can get the weight high enough to balance the blade.




Had to split the scales off the blade, looks like who ever put those scales on it used nails and peened them. Lots of rust on them and subsequently the pivot area on the razor.

A little work on the dmt 1200 to see what’s happening with the bevels and geometry. Someone put a frown in the bladeon the heel side, though not too bad. There is a small chip next to the heel as well.




Hopefully I caught the shiny spots well enough to see. It felt like I’ll need some strategically placed tape as the razor is rocking pretty bad on one side, but if the bevels are really that small I don’t see a problem once I get the whole blade smiling again.

Anyways, I’ll update this thread at each step. I’m open to input too, so any opinions are welcome, they only thing decided for sure is the scale material, the finish on the blade I think would look best with a satin or possibly slightly higher sheen.