Hello folks,

I picked up this Wade & Butcher razor for cheap sight unseen. The seller claimed it was honed to "30,000 grit". I tried shaving with it, it catches on whiskers and then "pops" over them, leaving them still on my face. I don't know if it's because it's not sharp enough, or the bevel is wrong, I'm not too sure on the reason, all I know is it definitely isn't shave ready.

I've written it off, but to get my few dollars value out of it I would like to experiment with learning the process of restoring the razor. If I fail it won't be the end of the world, so why not look into it and see whether I can improve its condition! What I am looking for is advice on what steps I should take to restore the blade. Once I know the steps I will likely need to do, I can then go research each one and figure out how to do each one properly.

As for equipment, I have the following:

- Dremel
- Norton 4000/8000 stone
- Great set up for sanding (I do woodworking and have a tons of things that aid in sanding wood projects, electric sanders, paper, various implements for sanding effectively).

Thanks!

Here's some pictures: