First restoration: Simmons Hardware #421 Barber's Pet
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to announce the completion of my first, humble, complete restoration. This has been a long, learning journey (as many of you may know) done entirely my hand sanding.
I bought this razor for $8, a total rust-bucket, on June 20th. I didn't think much of it, and figured it would be a 'learning' item while I waited for a lot of "real" blades to get here.
Two months of handsanding, love, sweat, and tears later, she's a new beauty...in my eyes. I'm sorry to say I have no photo of it "before", since I discounted it at the starting gun. Learned my lesson, I guess. :fim:
Anyhow, it also balances at the tang, and I'll take a picture to prove it if y'all want.
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