7/8 Wade & Butcher For Barber's Use in Leopardwood

**gssixgun** · 08-23-2009, 10:12 PM

The is one of two W&B's from Brian that are coming off the bench...you might remember this one from the Lined Wedge thread in the workshop

http://www.straightrazorplace.com/fo...ned-wedge.html

This is a heavy near full wedge that was pretty beat up when it got here...

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This one required a near full regrind to get rid of the bad wear and the pitting after that I went from 80 grit Greaseless compound to 600 grit on the low speed buffer This was followed by Emory up through Chrome compounds on the high speed buffer... The results came out to a near perfect mirror finish...

The scales were Brian's choice of Leopardwood I decided on an Ebony & Brass lined wedge to keep the heavy blade balanced with the lighter Leopardwood... I managed to keep a very unique knot on the front side scale, I wish I could have found a matching one for the backside but I wasn't that lucky...The scales were sealed with Dem-Bart and final finished with Premalyn....
The hardware is all brass using stacked washers and the oversized pivot hole was sleeved also...

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I tried for a close up here to show the finished wedge...

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**Stropper** · 08-23-2009, 10:34 PM

That's a very nice job,on the scales,the wedge and the blade. Beautiful work

**Maximilian** · 08-23-2009, 10:45 PM

Like I said, there's no shortage in W&B's...

Nice work G. Great combo. Brian should be a happy camper.

**rsrick** · 08-23-2009, 10:46 PM

Once again, great work bringing another one back to life. Looks fantastic!

**keenedge** · 08-23-2009, 10:56 PM

Great job on that blade. It looks beautiful!

**coachmike** · 08-24-2009, 12:49 AM

Way to make that one look great Glen. I like the scales you came up with , complements the razor well. And of course lets not forget my favorite,,,your lined wedge...

**onimaru55** · 08-24-2009, 01:32 AM

Whole bunch o work there Glen. Very nice.

I like the uni-knot too. Asymmetry appeals to me with natural materials.

**ENUF2** · 08-24-2009, 02:36 AM

It amazes me the amount of talent here. Unbelievable, To see where it started I don't think I would have looked twice at it. I'm in awe of the finished product thank you for sharing. The guys here sure set the benchmark high but that's a good thing.

**Big Red** · 08-24-2009, 03:19 AM

IMO that is some of your better work, wedge came out great, blade work is really something, seeing that first pic I don't know if I would have bought a blade like that myself. takes time to bring that one back from the dead.

Red

**defoeb** · 08-24-2009, 04:45 AM

I can't wait to drag that baby across my cheeks. Thank you Glen!!

Brian

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