Vintage WADE & BUTCHER 31/32\" FOR BARBERS USE Straight Razor FBU Coffin RESTORED For Sale

This Razor: This is a beautiful mid-19th century \"For Barber\'s Use\" cutthroat straight razor manufactured by therenowned Sheffield cutler, Wade & Butcher. With an absolutely classic barber\'s notch, a heavy large format and a wonderful wedgy quarter-hollow grind, this razor is an old war-horse.The hefty blade measures just under an inch at 31/32nds\" at its widest. It has a gorgeous, deeply rendered tang stamp and has some visible residual pitting, discoloration and hone-wear on the blade after polishing. This razor has been restored with newly crafted custom-made blonde-streaked water buffalo horn scales and buffalo bone wedge spacer. This FBU also comes with an original Wade and Butcher coffin box, which is in serviceable condition.

The Work:I refurbished this blade by unpinning it, removing all rust, removing as much pitting as I could without negatively impacting its overall vintage essence, carefully polishing it to a nice sheen. I made new scales from a gorgeous piece of blonde-streaked water buffalo horn, pinning them together with custom bulls-eye collars, and new water buffalo bone wedge spacer.Less visible to the eye, I installed brass pivot washers to enhance the razor\'s already impressive longevity.

Please scrutinize the photos for details of both razor and box.

I estimate this razor was made in the 1850s to 1860s...150+ years old and still going strong, built for the ages and ready to serve several more generations!Wade & Butcher was one of the truly legendary Sheffield razor manufacturers and the enduring quality of these \"For Barbers Use\" blades even now remains highly desirable.These gorgeous old For Barber\'s Use W & Bs razors were built to withstand constant professional use and I have never had one that\'s anything but a great shaver. The heft and balance of them is incomparable in the hand, and they shave more quietly than fully hollow blades.

I honed this razor with great care, as I would for my own razors I use for personal daily use.

This razor was honed with the following progression with four layers of tape to protect the spine and optimize bevel angle:

Shapton Kuromaku Ceramic 2k

Shapton Kuromaku Ceramic 5k

Seuhiro Kouseki

Nakayama

Flax linen strop

Tony Miller Rough Out Strop

Tony Miller Fast Bridle Strop

My Story: I fell in love with vintage straight razors some years back when I became irritated with the exorbitant cost of disposable razor cartridges. I taught myself to refurbish antique straight razors, utilizing my background in jewelry and sculpture in learning to make custom razor scales, to pin them properly. Over some years Ihave gained a reputation for nicely honed shaving edges. Each of these blades is a journey, with a history. A man\'s hands created it long ago to last for generations. You and I are part of those generations. I try to be sensitive and cognizant of the historical context of each razor, as well as the spirit and intentions of the original blade-maker so that I may bring them back to life for you, my customer.