Thread: first razor restore (in progress)...help needed

G'Day Ryan,
I would not go any further with 180 grit 'cause it looks like you have a good surface to work on from here.
Regarding the spine, I find that when I put it on the buffers it cleans up the tarnish without removing the etching. (I use brown tripoli as my first grade, then green, then Autosol/Maas)
I would go to 240 grit and sand at 90 deg (ie across the blade) until all the 180 grit scratches are removed then to 320, 400, 600,....2000 changing the direction each time.
You must ensure that all the scratches from the previous grit are removed before moving on.
I do 45 deg sanding as well to keep things fairly flat and change from dry sanding to wet & dry with WD-40 as a lubricant at around the 600 mark.
As far as scales go I have found this mob very good for the range of horn/bone that they have
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I send them a message and tell them what I want to use the horn for and what I want (streaks/plain colours etc) and they pick some nice patterns for me and they post really quickly.
I am sorry that I can't give you any information about this razor except that I want one...hehehe.
Make sure you keep us posted on your progress...can't wait to see the finished article.
I wish I was close enough to help.