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it's a hollow grind. pretty sure it's full hollow. I have no point of reference except for some diagrams I saw on the internet. the pitting is on the thicker parts of the metal but I imagine that...

I didn't feel the need to remove all the pitting. I don't want to put the time, effort or money into it because I don't really need to. It won't effect how it shaves so who cares?

I'm looking...

I used metal finishing sandpaper to get the dirt and rust off. I followed it up with successions of 00, 000 and 0000 steel wool. I didn't have the catching issues that most people have, but I've...

Pauly:

1. Any pitting was minimal and I'm pretty sure I got it all out. There were two small rust spots...one on the spine and one of the edge of the razor but not anywhere near the...

You've definitely convinced me to send it out, so I'll be doing that this week.

I tried the dental floss without much effect. I had tried the toothpick approach earlier as well to no avail. ...

thanks. I actually contacted Larry at whippeddog earlier today about honing. I think I will send it to him for sure then. I've read that you can use a barber hone to maintain a honed edge, but...

after all that I left out my third question...

3. I don't have the means or skill to remove the scales to really clean the razor. Is there any way I can get the last bits of dirt out of the...

As I said in another post, I'm new to this whole straight razor thing. I recently bought a CF Wolfertz straight razor in an antique shop for $12. I've cleaned it up a bit and I have a few...