Wade and Butcher in Ivory

[Brianskeet]

This blade has been on my bench for a long time. I snagged it off of that popular auction site because it rang all my favorite bells. 7/8, Top and bottom jimps, and a heavy grind. I liked the blade well enough to sink it into some ivory scales with an ebony wedge. More of a spacer than a wedge really. I left the ivory as thick as possible to balance the heavy blade and didn't want to ask to much flex from the ivory.

 

[alpster]

This blade has been on my bench for a long time. I snagged it off of that popular auction site because it rang all my favorite bells. 7/8, Top and bottom jimps, and a heavy grind. I liked the blade well enough to sink it into some ivory scales with an ebony wedge. More of a spacer than a wedge really. I left the ivory as thick as possible to balance the heavy blade and didn't want to ask to much flex from the ivory.

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It's beautiful in every respect. Excellent!

 

[Jnatcat]

Very nice job Brian, may I ask where you obtained the ivory ? I have been looking for some blanks.

 

[Brianskeet]

PM sent

 

[Gamma]

Nice, I Love these big W&Bs....

 

[Slash McCoy]

Well done.

 

[mycarver]

Looks good.

 

[Brianskeet]

It's beautiful in every respect. Excellent!

Nice, I Love these big W&Bs....

Well done.

Looks good.

Thank you everyone. I liked this blade so much as soon as I saw it I wanted to do something special with it.

 

[mycarver]

One thing puzzles me. Did you dye the Ivory ? I've never ( besides vintage pieces ) seen "new " Ivory be that yellow.

 

[DCRIII]

That's a beautiful razor.

 

[Doc226]

Send my way for proper disposal.

 

[Devonmoonshire]

Absolutely excellent work Brian

 

[Mr Brian]

Yeah, that's real nice

 

[BigFoot]

Wow!!

 

[racc]

A prefect combination

 

[Brianskeet]

One thing puzzles me. Did you dye the Ivory ? I've never ( besides vintage pieces ) seen "new " Ivory be that yellow.

Send my way for proper disposal.

Absolutely excellent work Brian

Yeah, that's real nice

Wow!!

A prefect combination

THANK YOU! Thank you so much everyone! Sorry to be so slow. I was out of town for a few days. I didn't do anything to the ivory to change the color. They of course assured me it was preban ivory and that is the color when it arrived. I have no idea how long it takes ivory to start to yellow, but as soon as I saw it I knew I would make the white box to take pictures. Now that I am back home I will hone it up mow some whiskers soon.

 

[brandaves]

Excellent looking razor and I love the scales. I think you did the right thing by keeping them a little chunky. The color is great on them as well...not expected from new ivory.

 

[Brianskeet]

Excellent looking razor and I love the scales. I think you did the right thing by keeping them a little chunky. The color is great on them as well...not expected from new ivory.

Thank you! The blade is a heavy grind and on the fat side of 7/8 so I thought thicker scales made more sense. I would have been sick to grind away that ivory. I have shaved with it several times now and the balance is wonderful. I have several Wade and Butchers, but this blade ticked off every box that I wanted. 7/8 or larger, heavy grind, top and bottom jimps. When I saw it I snapped it up so fast I nearly cracked my keyboard. Then it took me a year to work up the nerve to make the ivory scales. I read every word I could find from MyCarver on working with ivory. It is actually a surprisingly easy material to work with, but so expensive that I really took my time. Thank you again!

 

[eKretz]

Gorgeous! Great work Brian, that's a keeper in anyone's book.

 

[Brianskeet]

Gorgeous! Great work Brian, that's a keeper in anyone's book.

Thank you! It has been getting more than its share of rotation time since I finished it up.