Gents,

I finally got the razors I mentioned previous post. I was suprised at how heavy this Henckels is a very heavy blade, perhaps because of the almost wedge grind? Much heavier than my 6/8 DOVO. There is some shine but it looks more carbon than anything else.

Before I run out and spend $ I am thinking of just following the hand sanding procedure in the Wiki, followed by MASS polishing. I have no dremel or polishing wheel. I am not really looking for mirror finish here, but to bring it back to high quality.


I enclosed some pics to ask:
1) from pics A & B do you think the hand sanding/polishing will work for this blade?

2) from pic "edge" do I need to grind this edge "flat" or level? I have never seen a "cutlass-look" to a straight razor. Can I just keep the shape and bevel progress as it is?

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Lastly, the scale is broken at the end (of course). I am a total moron with wood working, nor do I have the tools. I would prefer an acrylic or synthetic due to its already heavy weight.

Not looking for high class refurbish here, I just want to be able to shave with it, so any suggestions would really help.

Many thanks,

Alpsman