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Well being a mechanic by trade I have everything here to get the job done. The only things I don't have are pins but I might not go that far, anyways it will be my first try at restoration on a razor.

nice grab!

Just make sure you take off the rust before you start honing. That way you won't have to worry about sanding close to the bevel and dulling an edge you just put on her.

Nice one! I have a couple of F. Reynolds and they're my best shavers.

Today the postman was very nice to me, I got the razor. I immediately went down stairs and fired up the dremel and cleand off the heavy scaled on corrosion. Not too bad, I did a little sanding and got the major stuff. There is still some staining and the pivot pin is shot but not a bad razor. As it will be a few weeks before I can invest some more money and time to it I put the hones to it and I believe it will be a great shaver. I will wip out the camera as soon as I learn to take some macro shots, guess I have to read the manual for that.

Look in your toolbox junk. I'll bet you have some brazing rod leftovers. They are everywhere and they work OK., and come in many small sizes. Be carefull when you peen the ends and not break the scales (handles).

Ok, I spent a few more hours sanding and polishing last night and here's what I came up with. The razor was rougher than I thought. Don't forget this was my first try. It did take an edge very well, I will try to shave with it tonight. I sanded with several different grits and then used this polish called MET-ALL POLISH, it worked great.