A little advice?

[stevepoppers]

I grabbed this at a local antiques place. Seemed in the best shape. Can't shave, though. I want to get it shaving with the least amount of work. Not that I'm lazy, I just know that the less I mess with it, the less likely I am to screw something up.

The edge seems very fine and sharp, but there is black rust on it. I'm hoping I wouldn't need to reset the bevel. Just take a little steel off of what's there. Whichever case you fine folks decree this be, what level hone would I start with? I've never done this and have no equipment atm.

I'm also hoping I wouldn't have to dissamble it. I found another thread that I feel covered that satisfactorily, though. I really could just let the tang rust sit for a while, despite it being the evil red kind.




Oh, and it's an extra hollow. Another reason less work is better. I read the step-by-step restore in the wiki, and I've been eyeballing it for a while, and everything on it seems dead straight to me. I notice the slight smile, and the uneven bevel, but a smile isn't really a bad thing, is it? and the bevel looks like a honer error to me.