At the Toronto Meet i fell in love with some of the bigger razors many of the members had. So I knew i was on the look out for something with weight.

Stumbled into a little antique market where they had this. I managed to convince them that it probably was not worth more than a paper weight and picked up for $10.00. This will be my first restore and was thinking of using this thread to ask all the stupid questions i will have along the way.





As you can see the scales are done and need replacements. I filed the pin and popped the scales off and spent about 15-20 minutes with some 320 grit just to remove the top layer of patina and get a better look at what was under it all.





Now knowing my knowledge is limited I am actually pleased as it does not seem to be in as bad of shape as i had thought initially. I do have some conerns with the hone wear on it but i am hoping that being a larger blade that can be compensated for when i get it honed up.

So for stupid question 1.

Should i try and get a bevel set now to see if it will take it prior to putting countless hours into hand sanding only to find it is not usable? Or am i safe to take it up to 1000 or 1200 grit then evalaute.