Thread: Poor old razor.

Should I start with a 3,000 grit stone? The blade has been rolled over and has a really bad Knurl on one side. I am just going to take my time with this razor, I am open to advice. I thought about sending it to Lynn or Don at SRD but I really want to hone and strop it and then shave with it.

you should be able to sand that one down to good steel quite quickly if that is what you are into. Steel wool and WD-40 is a good way to kill the rust but leave the steel as is, and then go to steel wool and polish. Any rust will leave pitting behind, many like them showing their age.

Thanks RezDog. I have steel wool and WD-40.

I did not have WD-40 but I just happened so have some razor oil. Great advice RezDog.

I would start with something more course then 3K. Especially if the chips are large. They dont seem to be from the pictures... so I think you can get away with a 1K to reset the bevel.

I think the preferred steel wool is some what finer that the dish scourer type you appear to be using
I would look at some form of metal polish Autosol, Frits, Mag Polish etc as a starting point
then to some 2000 grit Wet & Dry with WD-40 if you want to take more tarnish off

It is a dish scouring steel wool. I used the most aggressive product that I have in my inventory. I did manage to knock the rust off of the blade and it already seems to be better. I am going to use a less aggressive product next time. I just want to shave with that razor one day. I will take my time. I do appreciate all of the advice and I am listening. Just excited about the shave!!

This is the best picture I can take of this razor right now. I have cleaned it a little so that it can be read. Good? No good? I am trying to date this razor and have read many threads and done google searches. It says nothing under Sheffield.

A thorough cleaning and a good honing will do wonders for this razor. Just needs some TLC to bring it back to life. Hopefully a member will chime in with a date for it.

The maker is Frederick. The "model" is celebrated razor. It was made in Sheffield.
Since it doesn't say Sheffield England, we can assume it was made before 1890.
I haven't seen Frederick before.