Wade and Butcher Bow Razor Restore

[jfleming9232]

I've always been a W&B fan, so, when I found this one in my "rainy day stash", I thought it would be a good one to restore. On first glance, just some surface rust and patina so it should be a relatively simple "clean/polish and scale" project. Preserving the etching on the blade may be tricky, but it looks deep enough to survive a careful process. I intend to leave a little patina on the blade. I just like a razor that can show its age with dignity.



Specs: 5/8 Wade and Butcher Bow Razor
Scale material: TBD
Wedge Material: TBD

[jfleming9232]

Starting with 400g wet/dry. Looking good so far, the etching remains intact. The rust is gone and only the patina remains. I think just a little Mother's should be enough from here.

[jfleming9232]

Now that she's all cleaned up, it's time to get her dressed. The Koa would be great, but, since this will be my first time making scales, I think I'll try out some of the white oak.

[PaulFLUS]

I really like the grain of that koa. I have a Bow Razor just like that in the middle of restoration and my band saw blade broke before I got the scales cut so I got stalled. Really need to get back to that.

[jfleming9232]

I really like the grain of that koa. I have a Bow Razor just like that in the middle of restoration and my band saw blade broke before I got the scales cut so I got stalled. Really need to get back to that.

The koa is beautiful, but since I haven't actually made any scales yet, I thought I would practice with some white oak I have lying around. It's still a good looking wood and I have a lot of it.

[PaulFLUS]

Good plan. If you have never made any one thing to keep in mind is at first most people tend to make them too thick. I know I did. I have sets I made that I sanded down thinner more than once.