Thread: 1st Restoration: No Home Run, But A Standup Double!

I'm about 2 months into straights/shavettes. I had my best SR shave to date this morning with a razor I restored myself!

So far, I've used 2 shave ready razors from reputable vendors and have achieved nice, bloodless shaves. I've devoured videos and reading on restoration and honing, and wanted to give it a try...

This Jones Manufacturing razor is a 5/8 and about half hollow. I got it slightly rusted, but not badly worn with scales trashed as the best in the $10 bunch at a local antique market. A heap of hand sanding did the trick. I replaced the scales (still a little loose). Set the bevel, and did a pyramid with my new Nortons (after lapping). Finished up with a Guangxi natural stone and 100 laps on the strop...It worked! Equal to my reference blades, and maybe a tad sharper!

This site is an amazing resource, all the way from selecting a recoverable blade to getting it back in service.