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    The scales are bone not ivory. I wouldn't spend too much time on it. The rust encompasses the edge which is bad news and it looks like there is substantial pitting. You can start sanding and see where it takes you however I'm not optimistic about it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
    The scales are bone not ivory. I wouldn't spend too much time on it. The rust encompasses the edge which is bad news and it looks like there is substantial pitting. You can start sanding and see where it takes you however I'm not optimistic about it.
    I second that. Too many dark spots at the edge, and it looks like bone to me as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
    The scales are bone not ivory. I wouldn't spend too much time on it. The rust encompasses the edge which is bad news and it looks like there is substantial pitting. You can start sanding and see where it takes you however I'm not optimistic about it.
    Quote Originally Posted by Laurens View Post
    I second that. Too many dark spots at the edge, and it looks like bone to me as well.
    To be sure, it looks pretty bad... but it seems to me that it would be better to try, no? The most one loses is time, and the potential gain of a pretty new shaver cannot be ignored.
    That being said, I don't restore (yet). I don't even hone. At what point does one say a once-was razor is now junk?

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    Would venture a guess the scales are celluloid and the blade has a major cell rot issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DarthLord View Post
    To be sure, it looks pretty bad... but it seems to me that it would be better to try, no? The most one loses is time, and the potential gain of a pretty new shaver cannot be ignored.
    That being said, I don't restore (yet). I don't even hone. At what point does one say a once-was razor is now junk?
    If it won't hone up. I think the last 2 cm at the toe are rotten through at the edge, which I fear cannot be salvaged. I once had a razor with one such spot at the edge and removed about 2 mm of steel from the edge before I could hone it up. Fortunately, there was enough meat on it

    Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
    Would venture a guess the scales are celluloid and the blade has a major cell rot issue.
    I stand corrected. Now I second this. Sorry, TBS.
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    Edit: Restore Rule #2

    If in doubt, Set a clean even Bevel, if that isn't possible then there is no sense in continuing..

    Use a well lit 30x or so loupe to check the bevel, if there is pitting continue to grind on a low grit stone and see if you get clean steel, if not then everything else is a total waste of time, material, and energy..

    This razor right here is what DMT and Low grit (under 1k) hones are made for in razordom




    Sorry I had to edit that hehehehe

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    Give it a shot at cleaning. Worst case is you get some experieince on how the sand paper affects the blade. If it is trashed (as far as shaving goes) do some destructive testing on it. How much does it take to sand off the makers mark?
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    A while back i got this one:

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    Then only hand sanding from 80 grit till 3000 and then some Mothers.

    It turned out like this.

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    You never know what is under there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by traps38 View Post
    A while back i got this one:

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    Then only hand sanding from 80 grit till 3000 and then some Mothers.

    It turned out like this.

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    You never know what is under there.
    Has not been honed yet,thats the final determinator

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    Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
    Edit: Restore Rule #2

    If in doubt, Set a clean even Bevel, if that isn't possible then there is no sense in continuing..
    That is excellent advise.

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