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Here are the final pictures (after the steel wool rub-down). DEFINITELY the ugly sister in my rotation of razors, but I am very happy it was saved from the trash bin!

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Re-polished the razor using the steel wool. Not a huge difference in the discoloration but it definitely gave it an improved 'luster'. Test shaved with it this morning with decent results, but I ran...

Guitstik, what proportions are you using? Like 1 tbs sorghum to 20 tbs water? And how long do you let the razor soak?

Thank you all for the quick responses. MJC, you're right about the starting condition of the blade - I've never worked on one that started off this bad before.

I'm going to grab steel wool this...

I found my first George Wostenholm Pipe Razor at an antique store in Cadiz, KY and couldn't pass it up. I loved the design on the blade so I was hoping to bring it back to life, but the bottom edges...