Thanks for the replay;

Yes, very unfortunate but if I tell you the truth, the attitude of the ¨honer¨ bothered me more that what he did to my razor....

I ll follow your advice Razorfaust and open a new thread. I will need all the guidance I can get for this project but as you said, I have nothing to loose.

If unsuccessful I will send it to the States for restoration.

Thanks again.