Thread: Still on the hunt for my first restore wanting your opinion

So I've been hunting down the razor that am going to restore for the first time and no luck on the ones I actually really wanted so I found this FW Engles seeing what more experience eyes think it's worth the restore or should I keep looking it's a nice blade and it's stil got some metal left so I won't have a funny looking razor but it has been put to use its seen battle that's for sure we'll is there anyone out there that can tell me if this shaver worth to restore or is it junk can I find something better for the price I wanna pay which is around $35 this razor right here is costing me about $25 all together with shipping cost

There's a lot of tarnish and possible pitting towards the edge. I'd honestly steer clear of this one.

And the hone wear seems excessive on the spine.

I might pay $10 or so dollars based on the pics. I dont worry about the tarnish so much, but the edge looks to be a possible problem area and the hone wear is a a bigger concern for me.

Yeah, doesn't look too promising. Sometimes it is a bit better to spend a bit more and save a lot of grief later on.

All the rust/pitting near the edge is gonna take a lot of honing to get to good metal that will hold an edge. Hone wear on the spine is an issue too. I've done a couple of restores like that with razors that I keep for myself. (they aren't worth much to anyone else) Said all that to say, you can do it, but it will be a job...

Quite a bit of hone wear, it could be a PITA to hone and the edge looks a bit sketchy. I would pass

Need a clearer pic.
Curious of the edge, more than anything.
What size is it 4/8, 9/16, 5/8 ?
At least the spine wear is even.
MHO you can do better in the wilds. Just go hunting in some antique shops.

Thanks for the huge help you guys god I love this site because of the useful information and the friendly people that are always here to help if it wasn't for you guys Id probably would be buying a lot of razors that would cause me a lot of trouble and money thanks guys hopefully when I learn what you guys know and I have the experience I have someone like me asking questions so I can help and answer them as well and I might even give him a one on one cause if it's somebody just like me that needs the help they probably need a mentor to guide them on there shaving journey and stay out of trouble that's one of the main reasons why I picked up the razor I needed something to help me stay out of trouble ever since I've picked up the razors and stones I've dropped the trouble and the the friends that got me into trouble it's been a year and a half and no trouble and I've even managed to have a have a baby boy born last month on the 3rd and starting my own little family now all I need is a better job or I should say a career that's going to get me and my family where we wanna be and all the razors and stones I want lol

Well you may want to start with a razor that is a little bit heavier grind as well. I would expect that one to be quite hollow. Hollow blades can be a little more tricky when to comes to restoring. If you start with a blade with a clean edge, and half hollow it will be much more forgiving and leave you with a very nice razor. Don't stop looking though. The hunt is part of the fun. It is difficult in the beginning when you don't really understand what you are looking at. It will all come clear in time.

I'll see if I can get a better pic and I'll check on the size