Thread: How unrealistic would it be to try and restore this razor by myself?

Welcome to SRP. I tried to upload some of your photos for reference but it won't let me...
From what I can see, I the right hands your razor can be honed easy enough.
From not using tape and using excessive pressure there is some hone wear to the spine, the stabilizer has been honed on which causes the bevel to lift so extra pressure has been used for the bevel to make contact which causes a wide uneven bevel. Don't worry your not the first and certainly not the last to do this.

Personally I'd send it to a pro honer from SRP so at least you have a benchmark to go by.

If you want to hone yourself read everything in the SRP library. Then lap your 1k to ensure its flat with some 600g wet and dry. Take a sharpie and ink the edge. Tape the spine. With the blade flat at 45 degrees and the heel/stabilizer off the hone do an X stroke up and down the hone. Look at the bevel, you will see where the sharpie has come off. If it's all off repeat until the two sides of the bevel are complete. If you look down the bevel under light you should see no sparkles, if there is it means the bevels not formed properly. Once it is carry on with your 4k and 8k removing all previous stria.

Job done.

Sounds easy enough but it can be a right pain in the ....