So I just found this....

Ok so I know its a bit ugly, but il like the mended scale and the scarred blade, kinda ugly and beat up like me :) But the rust and chip under the notch has me a bit worried. On the stones i can maintain my already good edges but this restore takes me out of my comfort zone. I know evaluations arent allowed so I phrase my question as such... " is this a blade that you think would be good for learning purposes or maybe best left to a professional?"thanks in advance!Attachment 159591Attachment 159592Attachment 159593Attachment 159594

Looks like a good blade to practice on. Get it if you don't think it is more than you want to spend.

Looks like a good starter. The blade should clean up working with various sand papers from semi course to very fine. Then a good metal polish. I think with patience and time you can hone out the small chip at the tip. Look forward to seeing the results. Good luck!

thanks it was $10 so I bought it before posting. I'll start sanding the rust, the horn has already had an application of neatsfoot rubbed into it

I started sanding last night working with wet/dry paper . Started with 320 went to 600 1200 and 2000 all soaked with wd40. Polished with some mothers . Looks better, not brand new but I wanted to remove only a minimal amount of metal, I guess the spit will stay for now.
My next task is to fix that chip, I have norton combos 250/1k and 4k/8k.

It should be easy enough to round the toe off and still have it look natural.

You will learn a lot from that project and it has the potential to be a great shaver as well.
I would take some metal from the flat on the tip as well as restoring the natural smile to remove the chip and get to some good metal.
By the time you get there you will have substantially less rounding to do to repair the chip and it will look very natural.
Many of the old razors had the corner at the end of the blade porpously rounded to make the razor less apt to cut the face.
The worst cut I ever got from a straight was from a very sharp corner.
It was in the center of my cheek where I got careless because that area is so easy to shave.

Thanks for the replies gents! I should be finishing up tonight and taking her for a shave. Will report back with pics

I'm excited to see how this one turns out! Good deal on a good find!