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I took the razor outside after hitting it with some Flitz to see how it looks in natural light. BIG mistake! The good light revealed lots of super fine scratches!!

So, what's my next step?

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Yeah...I usually prefer a satin finish over a mirror finish. And I think that preserving some of the blemishes sometimes gives the razor character that is ablated by a mirror-like shine....

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Here are the scales after several days soaking in pure neatsfoot oil; they were dry as a bone, and the crack was inconspicuous at first...that's NOT a crack in the first photo. It seems...

Well, it's high time for me to stop being a wuss, so I girded my loins, took a deep breath, and got to work. I selected this W&B to be my first victim...uhh...patient:


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And after a...