Just wanted to say hello. Been looking and reading articles from this site for a couple weeks now. My son and I are ready to jump in the world of straight razor shaving. Will be getting a razor next week. Looking at old vintage razors. I'm thinking about doing the restoration on the blade myself. I use to polish agates (rocks) so, I think I could use a polishing wheel on a dremel and use some of my grits that range from 200-20,000. I have cerium oxide, tin oxide, aluminum oxide to get a good mirror shine. I do have a good hone. It was my grandfathers possibly my great grandfathers. I reworked the hone flat. Thinking it is between 6,000-8,000. It's smoother than a baby's butt. I still need to get the rest but I'm hoping to learn how to restore and sharpen my own razors. Looking forward to asking questions and getting help from all of you on this cool site. Thanks!