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    Thank you guys! It was a lot of fun getting it...

    Thank you guys! It was a lot of fun getting it back clean and shiny and functional again. And really a great shaver to boot!
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    Hey thanks man! It really is a looker. I almost...

    Hey thanks man! It really is a looker. I almost hate to shave with it because it's so pretty. I still do though, because it's a really good shaver also.
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    Thank you sir!

    Thank you sir!
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    Re: 5/8 W&Butcher in sculpted faux tortoise

    Thanks man! It was just time spent and being careful is all really. I appreciate it. Can't wait to see how it shaves!
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    Re: 5/8 W&Butcher in sculpted faux tortoise

    Finally got it all sanded as smooth as possible and polished up today. It had slightly worse pitting than I expected, from that black speckled rust that I hate.

    I started by sandblasting every...
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    Re: 5/8 W&Butcher in sculpted faux tortoise

    Thank you sir! I'm going to start sanding on it this weekend and derustify and unpit it and get it all pretty. Then polish the scales up to a nice luster.
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    Re: 5/8 W&Butcher in sculpted faux tortoise

    Nope, I thought it might be from the ebay pics, but now that I have it in hand, it's definitely celluloid.
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    Re: 5/8 W&Butcher in sculpted faux tortoise

    I've got a steam machine at work that I plan to use to straighten them out. It's really not much of a warp at all, so I'm not too worried.

    It actually looks better in real life than the pics...
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    Re: 5/8 W&Butcher in sculpted faux tortoise

    Yeah I do too. It's a lovely razor.
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    Re: 5/8 W&Butcher in sculpted faux tortoise

    Yeah they're immaculate except for a very slight warp so that you have to guide the blade in. No big deal.

    Now to sandblast the small rust spots out and start hand sanding it up beautiful!
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    5/8 W&Butcher in sculpted faux tortoise

    I accidentally got this off Ebay and it arrived today. Haven't done anything to it yet except for clean the grunge off the scales. Lots of sanding and polishing yet to come.

    I was hoping when...
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