Thread: Yet another FNG with a question

Yes, another new guy curious about moving on to a straight razor. Actually I've wanted to use a straight for a number of years, but just recently started to educate myself.
I have my Grandfather's straight razor. I don't think it is anything super special, but it would mean a lot to me to be able to use it.
The box, which I don't think is the original, is imprinted "Geo. H. Weyer, K. C. Mo." Made in Germany, and "Top-Notch" in caps.
The razor itself seems to be a 5/8 blade. Stamped "Pequot" on one side of the tang and Cochran Bros. Ottumwa, Iowa, Made in Germany on the other. It's a 3 pin razor and one of the scales is cracked. The blade itself is in overall good condition with no rust or pitting and very slight discoloration.
Where could I send the razor for reconditioning, scale replacement, and shave prep? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Welcome aboard, John. I'm glad that another person has a piece of family history ready to be used daily. Since the scale is cracked, they will need to be replaced. Even though some people believe in trying to hold them together, this would be a safety concern and in any case you can have one of our gents give it a real pimp job that would include a metal cleanup with your choice of surface (satin, mirror or a combination of the two like having the blade in satin and the tang/spine in mirror). Two names come to mind immediately..
1) Jason Lee (Toxik) -- I've seen his work up close and it's absolutely stunning. He works with wide varieties of woods, different lining materials and even carbon fiber scales. He can finish your wooden scales with cyanoacrylate (glossy and hard like a shell) or with tung oil (matte, so you can really feel the grain). In addition to that, he re-finishes blades beautifully. He can also hone your blade but does not usually offer the service, so I'm not sure about the reviews.
2) Joe Chandler (Joe Chandler) -- His work looks great on pictures and he did a complete re-grind of a badly pitted blade (that my flap-wheels were woefuly inadequate for) for me and gave it a lovely brush finish. He is also one of the two sure-fire options (the other being Lynn Abrams) for honing.
I suggest taking some pictures, posting them here and getting an evaluation from them.