Thread: What next?

Alright, so I am working on sanding down a couple of razors. With a wade and butcher being my favorite of the bunch. This being my first restore, I am not sure how much sanding is a good idea. I want to keep the lettering intact as much as possible. But I do not want any pits or scars coming back to haunt me by becoming water reservoirs and rusting all over again. So when I go to polish the razor up, will it get into the nooks and cranies and polish up the pits as well? I know it will not get rid of them, as that is what sanding is for, but does it get the... tarnish/oxidation out of them?

What would you guys do to this razor at this point? sand it further to get rid of the slight pitting, possibly removing the nice lettering? or go ahead and polish it up, put some new scales on, and send it out to get honed?

Below are some before and after pics.

On a side note, how much trouble is the tang hole going to give me? Its large and uneven, like someone tried to drill it from both ends...