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Will do, still working on it.

LOL, now that you mention it! Good eye!

Thanks very much Neil, I also posted there. I'd be happy to share my process. The before pics are from the seller, and it's not real clear but the blade was originally polished or satin finish, but...

Acid etching rather than polishing like most seem to prefer. At least I haven't seen anyone else do it very often.

Looking at the photos I guess it isn't readily apparent either, but the original finish was actually polished. In the photos from the seller it looks not much different than my after photo. Actually...

I picked up this older razor from eBay quite a while back and have had it in my lineup as a nice user after a little cleanup and full resharpening.
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