I don't post much, beyond my "hi nice to meet ya" back in the winter. I'm still a newbie, even though I get a good daily shave with a straight I think I won't graduate until I get BBS on my neck - my last problem spot. So hello again everyone

I tried restoring a razor this past week, and really I'm writing to the other newbies because it was a lot of fun and not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. I am the least handy person I know, my wife won't even let me try to fix things at home so if I can do this anyone can. I took a $15 (shipped) razor off ebay that had heavy tarnish, light rust, and some pitting and went to work last weekend. With a dremel for polishing and sandpaper mostly by hand, about 4.5 hours of work left me with a very shiny new looking razor. While I missed a few pits, it was a great learning experience and I'm eager to move on to the razor I really want to restore (this was a test run).

So for anyone with an interest in this, it is definitely possible and the video from Lynn gives a great start, Bill Ellis CD has great tips and info that helped me through as I got to the pitting and heavier work. Give it a try - it is very satisfying. I'd post before and after pics but I was so sure the effort was doomed I didn't take before pics.

Rob