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

Here it is after getting it out of the scales this afternoon:


After sanding with 320 grit 3m auto wet/dry for awhile:


What do you call this, a half hollow, a wedge?


I'm going to have to be careful with what I do on the front as I chose this one for the etching:


And not sure how much I can sand the tang:




Not knowing how I could damage the razor, I don't want to push my luck removing metal if it will damage it. How do I know when I need to stop? I've got the rest of my sampler packs of 3m, from 320 where I started up to 2500 and some blue magic polish. As I've only read a bit and am in practice a complete beginner, any advice is welcome. I'd like to get it as clean as possible and don't mind how long it takes or the work, but don't want to break it.

p.s. If anyone is available to help me learn this stuff and honing in Houston I'm willing to pay in cigars, booze, and food.

-Derek