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Grandfathers straight razor
When my grandfather passed several years back one of the things I rescued was a straight razor he had. It's in rough shape, but maybe restorable. My question to the group is:
Can this razor be restored, and if so, what is a reasonable budget to do it?
I am new to SR shaving and this would be my first usable blade if I get it up to snuff. when I came across it, it had not been sharpened in decades and it did have some black oxidation, but not on the edge. I cleaned the blade with a product called Bar Keepers Friend and a scouring pad. It contains oxalic acid, which dissolves rust.
First, I'm not sure it was ever a quality blade. I have no real idea how old it may be.
Obviously the scales are broken and will need to be replaced. I'm not interested in getting something fancy like mother of pearl or ivory, or something. Plain, functional, durable scales will do.
Obviously I'm also new to honing a blade, and this blade is not the easiest to start on. I didn't let that stop me. I started with a 375 grit diamond hone, then a norton 4K/8K and finally a 12k super stone and stropping. The edge is now a mirror polish and it easily shaves the hair from my hand but I haven't tried it on my face yet. As part of the restoration I'd likely want a pro to do it right at least once and hope I can maintain it.
So I guess I'm looking for someone to remove the scales, polish up the whole blade surface as best as it can be, hone it perfect, and install new scales if it is a good blade at all.
Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.