Wade & Butcher "Celebrated Damascus Steel" Ivory Scales

[sapito318]

Here is a restore done for a forum member, the first of 4 that I have completed the other 3 just need scales, so pics are forthcoming...

This is a Wade & Butcher, Celebrated Damascus steel, which I restored & rescaled in authentic ivory. The great thing about the ivory is that it is nice and thick, as I used some old ivory letter openers that I found at an antique shop. Pins are nickel silver, spacer is black buffalo horn. I left a bit of "character" on the blade, as I thought it would make it look even more classy once scaled in the ivory. The ivory has a generous coating of renaissance wax, and has a nice shiny polish. The etching is very beautiful, and was preserved wholly. It reads, "Wade & Butcher, Celebrated Damascus Steel", along with the usual W&B arrow logo, and some neat vines. The last picture shows the lettering best. As always, forgive me for the shoddy pics, i'm working on it

Maker: Wade & Butcher
Brand: Celebrated Damascus Steel
Grind: 1/4 Hollow, ~5/8
Scales: Authentic Ivory, nickel silver pics w/ SS washers, Black buffalo Horn Spacer​

 

[Zenas]

I want.

 

[FiXXXer]

That etching is awesome, and the ivory scales are really classy.

 

[texbilly]

Beautiful work! I especially love that blade. Someone is going to be really happy!

 

[perogee]

pretty

 

[CEFranklin]

Oh... my... GOD...

 

[JPM]

Very nice!!

 

[joshmpdx]

Yowza!! fantastic idea for the scales (however, i think the link may be to the wrong photo)

Georgeous work!

 

[GoldenMonkey]

Oh, that is simply stunning! I want one! The Ivory will age beautifully as well...*sigh*. Nice work, Sapito!

 

[mdunn]

holy moly!

gimmiegimmiegimmie!!!!!!

 

[sapito318]

Yowza!! fantastic idea for the scales (however, i think the link may be to the wrong photo)

Georgeous work!

Hehe, your right Thanks, link updated

Thanks for all the kind comments, gents

 

[Yonjuro]

Wow, simply wow!

 

[superbleu]

Nice job Matt.

 

[heirkb]

Niiice! I have the exact same circle things (I forget their name) on some of my tables at home.

 

[GoldenMonkey]

Niiice! I have the exact same circle things (I forget their name) on some of my tables at home.

LOL...placemats? Trivets?

 

[Freedom]

I love the profile of the scales, it really pushes the focus on the spine

 

[balaban9331]

etching is incredible.nice idea with the scales.

 

[bandit82ta]

Wow that is amazing. I'm not into purchasing high dollar straights yet but man I was looking for a price on that post....

Well done

 

[Ru4scuba?]

Stunning!

 

[in the know]

There are some very nice razors on this site (and others) that make me think "Wow, that's nice" but this razor left me completely gob-smacked . . . that is English slang for speechless.

That razor is a work of art, simple as.