Recent acquisitions. Been looking for a nice British straight to add to my rotation. The thinner blade one of the two seems the more likely choice for a restoration project. I have some doubts about the other one as its really heavy and the V profile is massive.
A couple of Wade & Butcher straights
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Both should come out really nice with a little elbow grease & patience!
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Any ideas on age? I figure the black one is not as old as the other one as it has plastic scales but then again i don't know what material the other scales are???
The big one is pre-1890 (no country of origin stamp)
But probably made after 1840 or so. Looks like horn scales.
Light sanding & a soak in mineral oil will bring the shine right back to the scales!
The other one is newer. Early 1900's maybe?
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and another one came in the post today! This one looks a lot like the other one i already have. Presumably one of the last Wade & Butcher made before going out of business. I've sent one to Steve Dempster at the Invisible Edge to restore today.
Nice blades!
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My Wade & Butcher - 13/16 - Sheffield - Horn scales
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Any idea the age on this guy, or how to find out ages on straights in general?
I just love the etched-in font on this stuff, and a desire to bring back some of the past. I think that's why I like the idea of straight-shaving so much: useful tools that are still just as useful as they were 100+ years ago.
Any idea the age on this guy, or how to find out ages on straights in general?
I just love the etched-in font on this stuff, and a desire to bring back some of the past. I think that's why I like the idea of straight-shaving so much: useful tools that are still just as useful as they were 100+ years ago.
I love that... Great looking razor.
The sticky said this is a good place to post Wade and Butcher pics.
Any idea the age on this guy, or how to find out ages on straights in general?
I just love the etched-in font on this stuff, and a desire to bring back some of the past. I think that's why I like the idea of straight-shaving so much: useful tools that are still just as useful as they were 100+ years ago.
This should help: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php?title=Wade_&_Butcher_Manufacturer
Cool blade etching.
Here's one I finished last weekend.
Wade and Butcher 6/8 with custom Gemsbok horn scales. (Oryx gazella horn)
Here's my wade & Butcher 13/16" that I rescaled in Horn...
Very nice looking blades guys. I've bought a handful of W&B razors (including a couple of massive choppers) over the past year. Now I've got to start having them restored.
Here are a few I had handy photos of. In the group shot the first row is all W&B. 24 or so but I think I have more. I'll see if I can take more photos of the rest. And the small one isn't a shorty. It came from the factory that way. And I do really like the MOP piece.
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Mark is that all of them or just the top drawer?
