Thread: Dovo Fritz Bracht #88, restorable?

Indeed I think it's more cosmetic and not deep into the steel.
Let us know your progression with the razor

Normal honing on a coarse stone will take care of the nick for you. Please do not breadknife.

If you want, Send it to me, and I will take it to the stones for you. I like a challenge!

Minor buffing with some 3k sandpaper showed some deep pin hole style pitting beneath the blackened rust. It actually has that "Swiss cheese" look that was mentioned above. Some was just surface discoloring but the pitting is right down by the edge. Since this was a gift I didn't really lose anything. I thank you for your wisdom on this. A true learning experience.

Sincerely,
JackofDiamonds

And you don't have a piece of clean steel? So that you can breadknife it and then hone it with some good steel left?

From what I have seen on breadknifing, I don't have the tools to do it effectively. I lack a magnifier and the skill it takes to know I am doing it correct. I think I would rather practice that technique on a razor I cared less for before I try it on this one. Seems breadknifing is something master restorers do, I am not even 6 months into restoring. Perhaps I will return to this one with more confidence on a later date.