Thread: WB 9/8 Restoration

Busy weekend... here's another Wade and Butcher, a monster at almost 9/8. Before:





After lots of sanding and rescaling (lots of sanding too):







It's hard to see but it's a really pretty brown horn. Original washers and wedge. I decided to leave the nice patina on, and just have a lot of honing to do now, can't wait to shave with her. The pitting at the edge actually wasn't that bad.

I loaded this thread thinking I'd see yet another shiny Sheffield at the bottom of the pictures--what a pleasant surprise. This is a great argument for not buffing out every razor you restore--what an amazing patina! I (obviously) really like to look of clean yet aged steel.

Nice. Traditional on the tail end and a modern flair on the wedge end. Very cool

I was going for a little modern, but actually mostly got the idea from this old one: VINTAGE WADE & BUTCHER 9/8 MAGNUM BONUM JUMBO RAZOR KNIFE | eBay

Really cool wedge / cap.

Wow. Not sure how I missed seeing that one... talk about top dollar, but that's a stunner of a W&B--almost as nice as yours!

I agree on the wedge/cap--very unique!

That sure is a stunning patina on your blade. Smart move. I like it.

ahhhhhh so you were the winner of that awesome blade!! GREAT WORK on it i was thinking of doing the same had i won it but alas at least it got a good home and a fellow SRPr!

Originally Posted by BenjamanBarker

ahhhhhh so you were the winner of that awesome blade!!

Ah now I'm embarrassed that someone knows how much I paid for it. Oh well at least it's my favorite now . Thanks for the feedback everyone!

Does anyone have any experience with shaving with blades with patina? I'm wondering whether they are more prone to rusting than blades which have been polished.

Nice blade
Did a bid on that blade also.
Glad it's a fellow srp-member that won it.
Gread restore and great patina