Thread: Can this be restored?

Hi guys
This is a real pretty razor that I bought on the cheap from eBay. The problem is these black pit marks on the edge. Can these be ground out and a shave ready edge be put back on it? I hate to lose such a pretty razor but I'm just not sure so I'm leaving it up to the experts for advice. Can it be saved? Sorry for the bad pics and thanks in advance for all the advice that comes in!
Tony

That depends on how deep the apparent pitting is. If you have some honing experience try bevel setting. If you can't get a blemish free bevel forget sending it out. If you are considering buying it with out being able to check it out in person I would personally pass. Any way you go with this razor it looks like it will take a lot of restoration work to get that out of the rat razor category.

Have fun on the hones.

Jonathan

Thanks Jonathan for the reply
I should have said that I'm a newbie and that I bought it already! The pics weren't really clear so I didn't see it as this bad. Since I can't hone yet I'll have to send it out and see what comes of it. It doesn't seem too deep but I honestly think I should have passed on it now come to think of it myself! Thanks again!
Tony

85 lookers and only want taker come on guys you can do better than that- lend a guy helping hand!

Have you restored any razors yet? I would say start in with the sandpaper and see where it goes. Can it be salvaged? I have perused this forum long enough to say that Yes, you can turn that piece of steel into a mean shaving machine (I've seen a whole lot uglier end up looking down right covetable). Exactly what it will look like or what you will have to go through to get it there, I can not say. I would forget the buyers remorse and get to sanding.

Good luck on your journey. Cheers~

In my amateur opinion, based only on the twenty razors I've messed with... That speckly black rust is the worst stuff. If it's in the cutting edge, which I can't tell through the pics, it's a lost cause.

But it may not be.

Try sanding on the stuff at the edge and see if it's bad under there.

I have zero experience with restoring but I will send it to my honemeister- he does excellent work and helps me out a lot with this kind of stuff. Thanks again for your reply! I'm very encouraged now.
Regards
Tony

Thanks- I'll surely try and make the best of it!

As maddafinga said, that black stuff can be bad news. It occasionally worms its way deep into the blade in which case you're pretty much hooped. However, it *could* also be quite shallow. The only way to find out for sure is to start removing metal and see what is uncovered. It might be salvageable, it might be toast. IMHO it's impossible to say for sure from those pics.

So by all means, send it out for honing, but be prepared for bad news in the event that the damage is deep.

Thanks cangooner and everyone else for your much appreciated advice!