Thread: Start of first resto!

So, I've begun work on my first restoration. It's a heavily worn Dovo 24 that I picked up in an antique shop for 30 bucks. It had some serious rust, tarnish and pitting pretty much all across the blade (sorry, forgot to take pics before I began work...too excited!), as well as what appears to be a small burn on one of the scales. I don't know anything about removing scales (it's on my to-do list), so i basically just worked around the pivot, but eventually I'll get behind there too. All the work was done using a Jet P60, a 60 grit flapper sanding wheel, using a cordless drill on low speed (I found it was easier to control the speed with a cordless than with a dremel or rotary drill) in a bench vice. I used a light cutting oil as lubricant over the blade.