Another rust bucket

Attachment 148556Attachment 148557Attachment 148558Attachment 148559Attachment 148560Looks like I can't keep myself out of the antique stores. I found another razor that I thought I could do something with. after pointing out that the blade was pretty rusty we finely settled on 6 bucks. I apologize for not taking before photos here are some of the after photos. I used fine emery cloth and then a dermal tool and buffing pads with some kind of polishing rouge my friend (a gun smith) gave me. after that I used the side of an indian red stone to straighten the edge. It had a slight frown . after all that I taped the spine and honed. 1K 3/8k then a 12k naniwa. to my surprise it shaved. this is a union cutlery razor. the razor did not polish up like I would like but useable. I was afraid to use the emery cloth to much the blade is thin. before I honed the razor I mixed hot water, detergent, bleach in the sink. taped the blade and washed the scales. after that I sprayed good with wd40 dried and rinsed with alcohol dried and oiled the pin. removed the tape then honed. Anyway here it is for your entertainment my last mess up:o

Very nice razor im still lookin for a repairable razor every thing i find is helplessly beyond repair

I wish I could have gotten all then indications of rust out but was afraid I would break the blade with to much pressure. this antique has several razors that might be brought back but i'm not knowledgeable to know which would and which wouldn't. I started to leave this one. the same place I picked up a j a hencials (can't spell) it is a 89 1/2 4/8 blade and from all appearances this razor has never seen a stone or strop. no rust and very good scales. I would say new if it had a box. i'm watching one now on ebay to see how much I over paid.