thanks for the info... but the honing and restoration of the edge doesnt scare me i happen to do rather well at that as i have restored many knives to their original beauty. learning how to shave i know how to shave with a straight i had my first at the age of 14. just my parents decided to remove it from my possesion so i quit up until recently almost 10 years later. and i now realize that there are things that i didnt know then so i am learing a little but have good control over the blade. my main thing is i would lik to restore the rest of the blade as it was rusted and once i removed the rust i seen that t is badly stained. and i cant use the same methods i use to restore a knife blade to restore this razor i have already tried. i would like to know how to get rid of the stains. i do thank you for giving me the info on the maker of the razor and telling me that it would be n my best interest to buy a shave ready from someone here at SRP i appreciate that a whole lot. thanks for looking out for a "new guy" ummmm.... as for the edge of the razor it will already shave with what little work i have done to it. it still pulls a little but im going tomorrow and get some chrome oxide since i have heard on here that it cleas up an edge rather well. within another few days i should have the edge where it needs to be.... just need to pretty up the blade and scales.