I read about straight razors awhile ago, because its what I used to get shaved with at barber shops i used to go to a few years ago and it was the best shave ever. Im a recent college grad so suffice to say I dont have the funds yet to go all out into straight shaving, I've been shaving with safety razors for the better part of a decade because I had my very first shave when I was a pre-teen with my grandpa's old safety razor. I was at a market yesterday and I saw this antique knives dealer, he basically setup a few benches out of his truck and mustve had hundreds of knives. I asked him if he had any straight razors, he gave me a weird smile went to his truck and got a little blue case. He had about 15-20 razors in all, mostly broken and cracked except for 4. I didnt really have any cash on me because I just woke up and went to the market so I could only buy one, it was a dubl duck styledge. I did some searching online and realized its a 3/8th blade.. quite small and light. In hindsight I should've bought this other solingen rusty blade that he had, it was more of a 5/8th, but the DD cost me $10 and looked to be in better shape.

Ive never been in the world of straight razors before but I read around SRP yesterday and decided to make a little project out of this styledge. I was wondering if anyone can tell me more about the styledge itself, I found quite a bit of info on DD brand itself but not so much on the styledge. The blade was caked in some sort of brown grease, I dont know if that was beneficial or not but it was pretty easy to remove. Then I went at it with 80grit paper for about an hour and the following pics are where I am at currently. Im hoping someone can basically tell me where to go next. I read some guides posted on SRP regarding restoration.. I just need a little help on which grit should I be thinking abt next etc etc. I think the edge of the blade is pretty rough too, but it'll be a project in the works I cant just go out and get new honing stones, strop etc yet. still got plenty of student loans to take care of, you know? thanks for any help in advance