Thread: Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett - how far to take the restoration?

Hi all,

Found an HS&B 'Our Very Best' straight over on Badger and Blade that seems ripe for a reconditioning - the blade is not rusted but would require a polish and rehone (that bit is a given), but I'm unsure about the scales.
As in, entirely unsure. Unsure of what they're made of, what condition...etc. I have been looking into making my own anyway, if the razor is not best left untouched.

As I figure, it will go as follows -

Break down the razor
Polish the blade (and high-grit hand-sand if necessary)
Make new scales.
Reassemble.

Send out for honing - I will get a 'shave ready' reference and then learn myself.
Was hardly bank-breaking, so...

L