Wade & Butcher "Celebrated Damascus Steel" Ivory Scales

[sapito318]

Here is a restore done for a forum member, the first of 4 that I have completed the other 3 just need scales, so pics are forthcoming...

This is a Wade & Butcher, Celebrated Damascus steel, which I restored & rescaled in authentic ivory. The great thing about the ivory is that it is nice and thick, as I used some old ivory letter openers (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_P5J023HhWok/Su45upd3AII/AAAAAAAAAkc/9ImMRZSyOIs/s800/Ivory1.jpg) that I found at an antique shop. Pins are nickel silver, spacer is black buffalo horn. I left a bit of "character" on the blade, as I thought it would make it look even more classy once scaled in the ivory. The ivory has a generous coating of renaissance wax, and has a nice shiny polish. The etching is very beautiful, and was preserved wholly. It reads, "Wade & Butcher, Celebrated Damascus Steel", along with the usual W&B arrow logo, and some neat vines. The last picture shows the lettering best. As always, forgive me for the shoddy pics, i'm working on it :-)


Maker: Wade & Butcher
Brand: Celebrated Damascus Steel
Grind: 1/4 Hollow, ~5/8
Scales: Authentic Ivory, nickel silver pics w/ SS washers, Black buffalo Horn Spacer


http://lh4.ggpht.com/_P5J023HhWok/S2hJAZxCz-I/AAAAAAAACo4/E3kLx5wjp9c/s800/IMG_9260.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_P5J023HhWok/S2hJBV2bp7I/AAAAAAAACo8/No6RGgC82ks/s800/IMG_9261.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_P5J023HhWok/S2hJI4cNZAI/AAAAAAAACpE/cTvtceWBncI/s800/IMG_9263.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_P5J023HhWok/S2hJTKbyu_I/AAAAAAAACpI/9uH3YVaKhxM/s800/IMG_9265.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_P5J023HhWok/S2hJWfko9VI/AAAAAAAACoE/v0wi0Nt-kas/s800/IMG_9268.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_P5J023HhWok/S2hJXjsTC4I/AAAAAAAACpU/WjYrzrCVzeA/s800/IMG_9269.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_P5J023HhWok/S2hJak0XN_I/AAAAAAAACog/18nyaYN6-0s/s800/IMG_9272.JPG

[Zenas]

I want.

[FiXXXer]

That etching is awesome, and the ivory scales are really classy. :thumbup1:

[texbilly]

Beautiful work! I especially love that blade. Someone is going to be really happy!

[perogee]

:drool:

pretty

[CEFranklin]

:001_tt1: Oh... my... GOD...

[JPM]

Very nice!!

[joshmpdx]

Yowza!! fantastic idea for the scales (however, i think the link may be to the wrong photo)

Georgeous work!

[GoldenMonkey]

Oh, that is simply stunning! I want one! The Ivory will age beautifully as well...*sigh*. Nice work, Sapito!

[mdunn]

holy moly!

gimmiegimmiegimmie!!!!!!

[sapito318]

Yowza!! fantastic idea for the scales (however, i think the link may be to the wrong photo)

Georgeous work!

Hehe, your right :tongue_sm Thanks, link updated :biggrin1:

Thanks for all the kind comments, gents :wink:

[Yonjuro]

Wow, simply wow!

[superbleu]

Nice job Matt.

[heirkb]

Niiice! I have the exact same circle things (I forget their name) on some of my tables at home.

[GoldenMonkey]

Niiice! I have the exact same circle things (I forget their name) on some of my tables at home.

LOL...placemats? Trivets?

[Freedom]

I love the profile of the scales, it really pushes the focus on the spine

[balaban9331]

etching is incredible.nice idea with the scales.

[bandit82ta]

Wow that is amazing. I'm not into purchasing high dollar straights yet but man I was looking for a price on that post....

Well done

[Ru4scuba?]

Stunning!

[in the know]

There are some very nice razors on this site (and others) that make me think "Wow, that's nice" but this razor left me completely gob-smacked . . . that is English slang for speechless.

That razor is a work of art, simple as.

[netsurfr]

That etching just blows me away! Beautiful razor.

[drs]

:001_wub: Magnificent!:001_tt1::001_tt1::001_tt1::001_tt1::0 01_tt1:

[uppercanada]

And my wife is wondering why I'm developing RAD. Nice!

[ozzy_scl]

Really nice work! I love the etching.

I'm waiting for a W&B coming from the states, I can't wait to see her, I know it'll need some work to get her nice and shiny, but you have to admit it, no matter what, you gotta love those W&B blades!

[ccgnet]

Fantastic!!!!