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    Anyhow, in the end the razor came up really nicely, just took a bit of honing to get an edge not affected by those little fissures in the metal, and it is one of my favourites now. Thanks!
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    Montgomery I have found, as you have said, persistent effort and not absolute perfection is what matters. Arm hair test, thumb test really don't matter as long as the blade shaves my face smooth. The true test and the only test that matters is the shave test. Thanks for your question, it was a good one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Montgomery View Post
    ...where it seems to have been polished, the silver finish is wearing away in places to reveal a brassy-looking finish. I assume this is a bonding coating for a silvered finish, does this finish have a name?
    Turns out that it looks like this razor is nickel-plated.

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    To me it seems to be too many to be caused by someone that does not know what they are doing in restoring or honing. It almost seems like from the factory to be so many striations. But then again, someone could have worked hard on that...LOL
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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael70 View Post
    To me it seems to be too many to be caused by someone that does not know what they are doing in restoring or honing. It almost seems like from the factory to be so many striations. But then again, someone could have worked hard on that...LOL
    I hadn't come across a plated razor before, but turns out this is one, as evidenced by the yellowish tinge to the metal where it has been polished. This is not related to the questions about the razor which were the subject of this thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael70 View Post
    To me it seems to be too many to be caused by someone that does not know what they are doing in restoring or honing. It almost seems like from the factory to be so many striations. But then again, someone could have worked hard on that...LOL
    Yes, I think you are absolutely right. I think the fact that the nickel plating is pretty much undisturbed precludes the razor having been messed with too much..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phrank View Post
    Yikes - and it was sanded horizontally as opposed to vertically....Tom and Rez are correct, lots of work to repair that bevel.

    Think some slight breadknifing might be in order, get past the junk to some good steel?
    Are you saying sanding should only be done vertically?
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    Yes ..!!
    You can easily foil a blade by sanding lengthwise,too much. The only time I sand in that direction, is a few passes before the next grt. of sandpaper. Other than that, its spine too edge, moving up n down the length of the blade. I destroyed the straight that I had from the beginning of my journey, and thru many years of service, sanding the wrong way, but I had to have one of those bright n shiny blades like everyone else.

    But hey.!! It brought me to this place, and I've learned, restored, and accumulated more than I ever thought possible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by outback View Post
    Yes ..!!
    You can easily foil a blade by sanding lengthwise,too much. The only time I sand in that direction, is a few passes before the next grt. of sandpaper. Other than that, its spine too edge, moving up n down the length of the blade. I destroyed the straight that I had from the beginning of my journey, and thru many years of service, sanding the wrong way, but I had to have one of those bright n shiny blades like everyone else.

    But hey.!! It brought me to this place, and I've learned, restored, and accumulated more than I ever thought possible.
    Well, that's good to know. If foiling is the issue, I guess wedges are safe for the most part.
    I always thought sanding lengthwise helped you sand more evenly. I can see why the magnetic sanding jig is so crucial for you guys now.
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