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A Custom Wade & Butcher for the Give-Away
This razor has an old Wade & Butcher blade that was in pretty bad shape so I thought that I would try my hand at restoring it. Since I don’t have a Burr King like Bill Ellis I tried grinding out the rust pits using a Dremel with a 40 grit flap wheel and finished that with 80, 120, 240, and 400 grit flap wheels. I then polished it on buffing wheels. The scales are Bubinga wood with a finish of several coats of CA (super glue) polished to a high luster. It has custom domed stainless steel collars with nickel/silver pins. I added three rhinestones to blend the silver color of the blade and the collars and pins with the wood. The wedge is also Bubinga wood. One problem, when I was about finished with the blade I dropped it and chipped the edge on the front of the blade so I honed that out but leaving a slightly wide spot on the spine. Oh!! and it also shaves.
Something else that was pointed out to me by “bg42” from The Shave Den is that this blade has the uncommon VR and crown stamp which stands for Victoria Regina, it was made in the reign of Queen Victoria, it is a very early W&B blade. If you look close this mark can be seen to the left of the inscription on the shank “Fine India Steel Universally Approved”.
HERE IS THE KICKER I AM DONATING THIS RAZOR TO THE SRP.COM GIVE-AWAY THAT IS TO START SOON.
