Quote Originally Posted by CyberShdw View Post
As I begin to sift through the huge library on restoring blades I often see the same comments.

"I stopped grinding to save the makers mark" Or " the etching couldn't be saved"

A lot of the photos show bare metal (no in filling) and shadows of those original etch marks.

Has anyone researched re etching the blade with the original mark after the restoration?

I saw very few razors in filled on the stamped sections. Is this a artistic choice?

I guess what I am really asking have anyone successfully infilled the stampings and or re etched the blade with the original stamp?
Yes. At one point we had a gifted restorer named Vlad (vladsch was his nick iirc). He handsanded a W&B with the arrow etching until the etching was fully gone. Then, based on original pics he designed a completely new etch mask, correct font types and all, and put the etch back exactly where it used to be.

I don't know if any of us mere mortals have ever repeated it though.