Thread: An Introduction, a photo and a question.

Dear Group, first post here after lurking for a while. The story so far is this. Up until about 10 months ago i used a Gillette Mach something or other, then i discovered, or rediscovered i should say, proper razors. By that i mean i bought a 1953 Gillette Super Speed and jolly nice it is too.

Anyways, one thing leads to another as they say and i started swotting up on straight razors.
So, i ended up buying one from Ebay with the idea of polishing it up and getting it honed. The razor i won is a Bengal, quiet well regarded i believe. Oh incidentally, I won it for 99p, which for you American chaps is about a $1.50 i believe.

So, heres a couple of photos so you can see it. Now as to the questions. Did i make a good buy? Does it look like it has the capability of being restored to a usable razor? If you were hand sanding it (as i intend to) what grit would you use as a starting point?

Thanks very much for your kind attention chaps.