Today I shaved with a razor that I "restored" and honed myself! :rock:
I put restored in quotes because all I really did was sand and polish it, and even that was a less than perfect job as there are some scratches that I didn't manage to get out of the Wade & Butcher "Medium Hollow Ground" beauty I grabbed from the bay a while ago.
It also fought me a bit on the hones, this being the first blade I ever put to work. Eventually I figured out an even stroke and got a good edge that gave me a heck of a shave.
Compared to everything else you see in this forum, my accomplishment isn't much to brag about, but it's a start and I am psyched. Many thanks to all of you wizards on here who share your knowledge. :bow
And just to avoid "this post is useless without pics" from the others, I'll attach before and after.