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    Just got this Wade & Butcher in, and figured I'd start with Maas. Obviously it needed more work, so gradually worked from 400 up to 2k. Tips on getting the stained areas back to shiny?

    Also the scales are a bit tired, but I'd like to brighten them up. Not sure of the material, but would wet sanding work? The underside of the scales seem a bit warped(?) Is there any way to remedy this? Thanks for any help!

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    I just love old Wade butchers in black horn. I would put some tape on the spine and make sure you can get a rust-free bevel.
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    I agree with making sure the blade is good until going any further.

    Lots of posts about heat to straighten , epoxy and dust to fill bites, hair dye to color, etc.

    I have seen much worse turn out fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Christian1 View Post
    I just love old Wade butchers in black horn. I would put some tape on the spine and make sure you can get a rust-free bevel.

    I second this, bigtime... I have had my share of razors that I spent hours cleaning up, only to discover there was not enough good steel at the edge to set a bevel. As recently as last month! LOL!
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    +1 for ensuring you can get a bevel first as it looks like you have rust on the edge.

    Check out the "what you working on?" thread, some great information and if you post your W&B your sure to get lots of help
    https://sharprazorpalace.com/worksho...king-1850.html

    With the scales a good soak in neatsfoot or balistol for a few days then use some wet and dry or what I find works very well is a ladies buffing file with different grade sides, finally a good polishing compound like MAAS will bring them up nicely.

    Remember when sanding a razor your not sanding out the pits your sanding all the razor to the pits, if that makes sense.

    Good luck

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    Yep. I'm seeing rust on the bevel area so you need to put it on the stones and get a solid 1k edge before going any further. And Mark said it just right. Your sanding all the razor down to meet the pitting. Then a little farther. So on a hollow ground razor it's easy to turn it into foil. Sanding too much to get out the pits. Its up to you to deciede if its worth the effort or the chance of going too far.
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    There are a few tiny nicks on the bevel, so I'm seeing about having it professionally honed. I'm guessing the edge will have to be taken up a little. Hopefully that should take care of the spots...

    In the meantime I'm experimenting with cleaning up the scales with epoxy and wet sanding. Once that's done I'll soak it in neetsfoot oil.

    Thanks for the great tips and suggestions!
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