Thread: Thoughts on cleanup potential of these razors

You'll have to forgive my stupid newbieness... I already posted pics of these in the razors area, but I'd like to get some feedback from some experienced restorers about what you think the potential of these blades are.

I know a couple of them will be pretty ambitious projects.

They could all more than likely be put back to use, but I would have stayed away from those with the more excessive wear. My two cents anyway. Nice haul though, what do you have in them moneywise?

Average price of these: $11.50/razor.

There were a couple that I really debated with myself over whether to buy or not. I haven't honed or restored nearly enough razors to know what is still workable and what isn't when I look at them. (Right now I avoid chips, pitting at the bevel, and edges that have very uneven hone wear)

Which ones are the most concerning, and what should I be looking for?

(btw, it looks like someone attempted to hone the W&B after the patina had developed on the blade. The camera flash on the brighter metal at the spine and edge makes it look worse in the picture than it really is)

Originally Posted by HNSB

Average price of these: $11.50/razor.
Which ones are the most concerning, and what should I be looking for?

The Heljestrand is very concerning... If you want I could get rid of it for you
(Same goes for the Le Grelots)


seriously though, the oxfords look kinda rough, but depending on how much time you are willing to invest you may be able to get good results on most of those you have. I'd be honing them all first in order to see if the edges will hold (no crumbling or swiss cheese edges) and if there are serious warp or honewear problems. If they all hone and shave well then you can probably get them as shiny as you'd like.

My first item on the agenda would be checking the edges with honing though.