Decided to condition the edge a bit today and work on that chip. I was worried that whatever buildup was on the blade was causing the edge to deteriorate. Wanted to see how much the edge could take. No problems.

Started by lifting the spine and doing circles on 4k and 8K Norton, and seeing what that would do. Once I was sure the edge could take it, I moved down to the 1k, and slowly worked on the nick. Moved all the way up to the Chinese 12K. There is still a small remnant of the nick at the heel, but I decided to stop early as I am thinking of sending it off to one of the master restorers.

With the story behind it, and the fact that it seems to be taking a great edge, I want to see what can really be done with it. If it turns out great, I will definitely send some photos to my benefactor to show him she is loved.

Taking a nice edge. Bevel looks good. Can see the small nick near the heel. You can see the honewear, but I think that just shows that she was a good razor and got a lot of use.


Gold wash slowly fading away. I think I will just give up and go for a mirror finish as I want to take that engraving off.


Sorry for the bad lighting. May take some pics tomorrow if the sun comes out.