hi

I saw a antique razor at a show and bought one in hopes of restoring it. I did a pretty good job polishing it up , but it did get pretty hot (i heard something about tempering being effected by heat so chime in if i screwed up my razor beyond repair, just for more info i buffed the razor to the point where it actually left a small burn on my finger)

So i need some info on what i need in the future to restore these old grimey blades , i am using a dremel and have slipped off the razor and nicked the edge a few times so i know im screwing these first razors up pretty bad.

So now that the edge is unusable for my first two razors , how can i make the finish as flawless as possible so i can use them as decoration or something? im not liking the dremel way of doing it , are there other ways? What would be a list of things i would need to restore old razors to usable condition?

ALSO
I bought a cheap "selective razor strop co. new york" strop and i dont know what i should be looking at here. It was really stiff so i look at varios advice threads and lathered it up and used pumice stone on it but i think i did it too much, what type of texture am i looking for with a strop? also if you can provide a link to a good strop that is under 70 bucks that would be great since this one is likely ruined and will only be used for practice.

I also picked up a norton 1000/4000 water stone , it works pretty good for restoring the chipped edges i had on my one dremel razor. Should i also get a 4000/8000 stone? The reason i ask is that i cant get my current razors sharp enough to shave with. so i dont know if its technique or whatever.


thanks in advance