Thread: This is my first go at cleaning a razor

Looks like you got the ugly off. Sometimes you have to live with pitting as the steal is thin and cant take a lot of metal away. Looks as if it has a small chip and a frown. Some time on a hone should square that away but then you might have to work on the stabilizer as it will be too close to the level of the blade and might hook on ya.

There is a lot of little things to concider when doing restorations. Now you have a taiste at what it takes. Be careful of stamped and etched blades as you can damage the stamps/letters. Deep sharp lettering always looks better than thin rounded letters from sanding.

Just go slow and take your time. Make yourself a jig to hold the blade while sanding. There are a few examples around here somewhere of different types. Someone should post up a pic of one. Being on the raod i dont have any with me.