Pics of My First Restore!

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Here are some pics of the first razor I've ever restored..(hopefully the first of many)
This one started out as a "junker" I picked up locally for $20.00 to practice honing with. It had some really crappy plastic scales that looked like some kind of shop-class project. It also looked like someone had sanded it w/ 60 gr paper, maybe they were trying to collect to gold-dust from the etching.....
It seemed to be in great shape otherwise; no hone wear and very little patina and the edge seemed perfect, if a little dull. The tang is stamped "Bromeso" and "Solingen".
I polished the blade up all the way to 2000gr paper and then polished it w/ a dremel. It came out almost perfect!

I bought a chunk of ebony locally and set to it this weekend. I had to design the scale shape myself, but am really pleased with the way they turned out. I sanded it all the way up to 2000 gr and then buffed it with some crocus cloth. The wood just about glows.
My peening (first ever attempt) is a little sketchy and the blade sits a little lower closed than I'd intended but all in all I call it a success.
Thanks for the great info available here! The wiki has proven to be an incredible source of great info!
Now it needs to be sent off to be honed properly as I no longer consider it a "junker"!
Cheers
-Chris