The Razor: This is a sweet medium-format quarter-to-half-hollow grind square-tipped cutthroat straight razor manufactured by the highly respected Sheffield cutler, Wade & Butcher. It measures a bit over 6/8ths" at its widest point with a Mona Lisa smiling edge and straightish spine. It has two iterations of the famous Wade & Butcher trademark imprint, showing a B in a circle with an arrow and Maltese cross on both the tang and the presentation side of the blade, which is also emblazoned with the words, "The Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor." At this time in history, modern Hollow grinding had not yet been achieved in England, so by today's standards, this blade is a nice heavy quarter to half-hollow grind. It has new custom scales made from a top-quality streaked water buffalo horn. This razor comes with the pictured vintage coffin box in decent shape.


It has been restored, as described below.


The Work: I refurbished this blade by removing all rust and as much of the pitting as I could without endangering its lines and original essence. I made new custom scales from a beautiful, streaky piece of buffalo horn, pinning them together with custom-machined brass bullseye collars and pins. Less visible to the eye, I also added brass washers to the pivot to enhance its already impressive longevity. I made a new wedge spacer from extremely rare 15,000 year-old mammoth tusk! This blade is around 150 years old and still going strong, ready to serve several more generations!


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 two layers of tape to protect the spine and optimize the bevel angle:


Shapton Kuromaku Ceramic 2k

Shapton Kuromaku Ceramic 5k

Seuhiro Kouseki 10k

Nakayama JNat

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. Utilizing my background in jewelry and sculpture, I taught myself to refurbish antique straight razors, to make custom razor scales, to pin them properly, and, through great effort and dedication, have 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.

FYI: any props used in photos (sharpening stones, rulers, etc.) are not for sale as part of this listing unless specifically detailed in the title and description sections of the listing