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Thread: 1st Try at Restore - 6/8 S. Littman Spanish Point

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    Default 1st Try at Restore - 6/8 S. Littman Spanish Point

    Hello everyone,I'll start by saying that i have truly gone "all in" with the straight razor art. In that vein, I recently picked up a 6/8-inch S. Littman Spanish Point for one Andrew Jackson. I purchased it because it didn't look too bad in the sellers photos, the edge looked nick free, and figured I could try my hand at restoration. In all the restoration photos below, I have hand sanded the blade after unpinning the scales.


    This is my first restoration attempt and here are some photos of the razor as I received it from the seller:

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    Here is a photo of the blade profile and a photo on the Straight Razor Ruler:

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    Here are some photos after the following sanding progression (400/600/800/1K/1.2K/1.5K/2K Grit Silicon Carbide paper):

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    The photos are not the best, but it's starting to look much better than when i received it.

    After all this work, I noticed that the blade has a two-tone variation along its face (as illustrated in the photo below):

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    You can see a duller color on the face of the blade near the toe and a shinier color as you move further back. My guess is that my sanding work is not up to par, but wanted to get some confirmation from the folks who really know how to restore and have probably seen this before.

    Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
    Last edited by eroman99; 05-19-2016 at 10:59 PM. Reason: Incorrect Razor Brand in Title
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