Good Afternoon!

Quick bio: I'm a retired Navy dentist now in private practice. I've been wet shaving with my Dad's Gillete Fatboy (I think) for years. I'd like to try my hand at using my Great Grandad's and Grandad's straight razors.

Both of them have broken celluloid scales. I got a set of ebony scales and pins from Olivias for one. The other had an embossed figurine that I am going to see if I can cast and duplicate in acrylic.

Both blades need to be cleaned up, then honed to be made shave ready. My question is should I send them out to be honed before I rescale them or scale them first?

Thanks for your input and thanks for the great website. I found a lot of good information here!

R/ DocV