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

Pictures man where are the pictures

Ye gods man! I haven't received it yet :)

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...-Marlboroughsp

That has ALOT of hone wear and uneven at that and the point is biiger than the toe but after a professional hone it should still shave well

Breadknife it then? I had seen that it was quite worn, but the worst case it'll wind up a useable practise-razor for restoration and SR shaving.

It's more of a 'get-my-toes-wet' than anything - the more I peruse, the more I'm hankering after a full 8/8 or bigger with a Spanish point. Depending on what a friend or two have available tools-wise, an entirely custom razor may not be beyond the realms of possibility, and certainly a way to wile away the cold Montréal winter.

Bread knifing will not fix the hone wear on the spine my require a couple layers of tape to hone

That's true - but to even out the toe and point size? Perhaps just leave it as-is on the edge, tape up the other side of the spine and go. Thanks for imparting - we learn something new every day!

Also bread knifing is a pain in the butt and I wouldn't recommend for beginners to try to fix but yea I'd leave as is and hone her up and shave

Aye, I think I'll go ahead and make some new scales for practise' sake.

There you go give that a try

Personally, I'd just polish and hone it up. May be a nice shaver but not worth too much time or money spent on the restoration, IMO, YMMV etc.