Thread: Need advice - hand sanding my first ebay razor.

Sounds to me like; - Houston, we solved the problem!

Nice razor, I like the tennis-match. Can't tell how deep that is, but the marking on the tang looks deeply-cut to me, and I doubt you could sand that out if you wanted to.

Looks like a full hollow, I think. Hope it comes out well for you.

One thing I always do is note how much flex the razor already has & then & start at the finest grit that will have an effect on the rust etc. I think starting at 320 as you did was a safe bet. You always have to be happy with the job yourself but it is possible to go further than is safe if sanding too long or too coarse.

I would say you have something in the half hollow range there. You can look at the Henckels ratings here & judge what grind it most closely resembles.
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