Available is this beautiful 7/8" Wade & Butcher Straight Razor. The original scales make this a real collectors piece.
Country of Manufacture: Sheffield Grind: Hollow Metal: Carbon Steel Scales: Original Wood Condition: Polished, Sharpened and Shave Ready Grade: Excellent Imperfections: Shown In Photos , vintage wear Included: Razor and Coffin
HIstory:
The canonical story is that William & Samuel Butcher were brothers apprenticed to their father in Sheffield, when he died in 1806 they were apprenticed to another cutler. After they were freed they set up their own business and hired Robert Wade, a New York businessman, to handle their trade with America.
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Restoration: This razor underwent our complete Straight Razor Restoration Service. It was first polished, removing any past oxidization revealing new metal and a spectacular mirror shine. Next, the scales were cleaned and polished. This has also been honed by our honemeister so its shave ready when it first arrives.
"Honing starts out on a Chosera 1000 Wet stone were I begin to set the bevel. Once the bevel outline is finished I move onto the Chosera 3000 where the bevel is cleaned up and refined. Next its on to the polishing stage which starts out on the Aishyama 6000 and moves to the naniwa 12000. After the 12k, a perfectly good shave can occur. But we like to take it one step further and finish with a high polish on the Suehiro Gokumyo 20000." Eric, Razor Miester. After honing, the blade is stropped, oiled, and arrives shave ready! Please do not strop this razor before your first shave.
