Thread: F. W. Engels Straight Razor Warren Velvet Edge Resto progress

This my one side of my first hand resto. Any thoughts? Progress comments? General Advice? I satrted with 80 grit and got as far as 320. I know I'm not close to done. I only did the one side so far to see what the xp'ed recommend next. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Is that a full hollow? If so, you may not be able to get all that pitting out. Given the condition, I would personally recommend this as a good razor to experiment with scratch removal as opposed to focusing on the actual restoration. A good chance to see what you need to do to fully eliminate scratches from the previous grit, and a razor on which you need not really fear ruining the blade.

Those comments are based on the depth of the pitting as as the extent of the uneven hone wear.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Is that a full hollow? If so, you may not be able to get all that pitting out. Given the condition, I would personally recommend this as a good razor to experiment with scratch removal as opposed to focusing on the actual restoration. A good chance to see what you need to do to fully eliminate scratches from the previous grit, and a razor on which you need not really fear ruining the blade.

Those comments are based on the depth of the pitting as as the extent of the uneven hone wear.

I would echo this as well. If there is pitting on full hollows you just have to learn to live with some as if you try to get all the pitting out you run the risk of ruining the blade. You can thin the metal out too much near the edge that it won't really take an edge. If you try to remove just pitting up near the spine, then you run the risk of too much spine wear and the result is using a bunch of layers of tape to even set a bevel on the razor. As Dylan said - I would use this one for practice.

Practice is fine with me. It is supposed to be a full hollow. If I were to make a serious run at getting all the pitting, just go at it like a madman with some 40-80 grit till I see it gone?
Side note, I read a thread that suggested a light coating of wd40 during all sanding phases, is that a good idea?