This old razor was great to learn with, easy to hone and strops up nicely. But, dang it was ugly with nasty looking bug bitten dried up scales. So off I go to the wood pile. Found another piece of Olive, done it up with CA, used the old spacer and new pins. Just a down and dirty job. Shaved with it tonight and the hairs jumped off my face. I love this thing and it's prettier now.