Chris,

It always starts off slow and frustrating. I think you did very well. You should be pleased.

My very first "restoration" attempt was on an e-bay 5/8 wedge with silver plated brass scales. It was a lot less ambitious or successful than your project. I was cleaning the razor and pressed a bit too hard on the scales. They bent together shut. When I tried to open them up with a kitchen knife they opened very wide with a nice crease. At this point I got so pissed at my incompetence I crushed the scales into a pretzel and threw the razor in the trash.

Once in a while I look back at how dumb that was and wonder what I could have done with that blade today. The next few attempts were not much better. I chipped a blade while polishing by catching the edge with the buffing wheel and ground another blade to dust with a dremel grind stone because the sandpaper wasn't working fast enough for me.

Like I said, you should be pleased with the results. They look good. Not to mention that it is one fine blade you have there.