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Whew, I just fixed the frowners and boy, was that a job! A couple of them required a good bit of work to get the edge back to a nice happy smile or at least straight. The barber's notch now has a...

Well, I didn't find it too hard, but this is my first time, so I have no frame of reference. Maxi has a pretty sweet workshop and he's also a pretty good teacher, so that helps.

I finally got time to work on the scales. I used a rotary tool to bevel the edges, then rounded everything with 150 grit. Then I polished up 220-400-600 and I think I'll leave it there, as they took...

Bocote wood.

Here's a shot of the scales I am making for the Manhattan.

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Thanks, Joe. This one was a pretty easy one, as all I really did was clean up the blade. I've been getting some half-decent fixer-uppers from Ebay, though I've probably had as many sniped last minute...

Thanks guys. I'm having some challenges with honing this one, which I think stem from uneven hone wear on the spine, as well as it being pretty hard steel. I'm going to hold off on that until I can...

I finished the sanding. I don't have anything higher grit than 2500, but I'm happy with the way it's cleaned up but still kept some character. The finish isn't mirror, but it's still nice for me. I...

ED-40, eh. That's interesting. What's the benefit of that?
And yeah, that blade profile is pretty close to my favourite look.

150 - 220 - 320 - 400 - 600 - 1000 - 1500 - 2000 - 2500 are the grits I am planning to use.

With wet/dry sandpaper. There was quite a bit of patina on the first blade, not to mention the scratches along the spine. I should mention that I had already sanded a bit before I remembered to...

As I posted in my thread here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/beginners/75264-noob-chronicle-my-straight-razor-experience-8.html I am starting to have an interest in restoring old razors and in...