Get well soon Mike T. And the Herder looks like a winner to me. Its too bad that a blade like that being NOS and being broken. Id be happy to make a shorty of it.
MGM, good luck on the carving. I dont have carving abilities. I tried and destroyed a set of bone blanks/scales i got from Shaun. I tried it and its just not something this HAM Fisted guy can do very well.
What ive started doing lately with razors is going thru my collection and repairing so of the uglyness i did when i first started. Checking and fixing bevels so my edges are true, keen and comfortable. Replacing pins to get a cleaner peen and centering blades better. Its going to take a while but maybe in the spring i will be happy and caught up.