i have just finished doing a crown and sword razor i managed to get for £3.
I sanded down the blade by hand working up the grits from 80 to 1000 then honing. used a 1000 to set the bevel and then a 4/8k to sharpen and a chinese 12k to polish.
the original scales had to be removed, one was badly cracked and the other really badly warped. they've just been replaced with blonde plastics for the moment untill i have more cash go get some better ones.

here are some before and after photos.







after:







as you can see in the last photo the blade etching is slightly harder to see but i refrained from giving it a mirror finish to try and preserve this aspect of the razor.

let me know what you all think, im looking forward to shaving with it tomorrow morning.