Quote Originally Posted by stimpy52 View Post
That's a beauty just the way it sits. Other than honing, don't do anything hasty, you can always polish/buff/rescale/whatever later -- but you can't undo any of those things.

Just one compromise I'd make -- tape before honing -- not usually my cup of tea, but I'd hate to lose any of that razor.
I agree with this 100%. That razor is probably over 100 years old. It has seen a lot of time and now has its own unique "character".
Would you have been as attracted to it if it were bright & shiny new?

Just my $.02,