This is my first razor and first razor restoration.

I purchased this blade at an antique store for ten bucks. The blade was rusted and the handle was warped and cracked. (I'm sorry, I don't have any before photos.) I re-finished and honed the blade and pinned some temporary handles on it. I ordered a new pivot and teflon washers. With new hardware in hand, I made up the final scales from some flat-sawn desert ironwood with sapwood. The wedge spacer is ebony.

There are still a few pits and scratches in the blade. I'm not sure how good my honing and stropping skills are. It shaves better than anything else I've used, but that's not saying a lot. Also, the tang is tapered at the pivot, so it doesn't rotate as smoothly as I'd like. (Why the heck do they taper them like that?)





I've been shaving with this for about 2 months now, and I'm really enjoying it. I still have a long way to go with my straight razor kit (sharpening, lathering and so on). I don't feel it's too bad so far, considering the $15 total investment.

Phillip