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    During Movember I bought this T. RENSHAW & SON plus one lot of 5 blade only razors from Tom (sharptonn) with the intention of restoring them. After much research and reading through the info here on SRP, I finally got my act together.

    This is my first attempt at a full break down, polish and repin. Once cleaned up, a lot of pitting became visible, some quite deep near the heel. So I decided to not go too crazy and try remove every blemish. A lot of hand sanding and buffing has put some sparkle back in the old razor.

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    Thoughtfully done and looks very good to me.

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    Looks good. Good one to start on.
    Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend. PR 27:17

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    Nice work. A little blemish is fine. They are crazy old and sometimes that happens.
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    Thanks fellas. What really surprised me was the amazing level of gloss that can be achieved with old horn scales. Light hand sanding and a little buffing and they come up a treat.
    - Mick.

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    Nice restoration. Those aren’t pits, they’re patina ; )

    That razor just shines in her refinished scales.

    Nice work.
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    The oldies look better with a blemish or two to show the age. Nice job. The shape of the edge is a nice curve and you didn't wash out the lines on the spine too bad. That can be an issue with sanding. Losing the lines at the spine.
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    Nice job, that's a good looking razor

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    Looks great! Collars really set it off. Movember donation rewarded!
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    Outstanding! Well Done!
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