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Hi Guys,
I picked this up on eBay for a few quid. I like the idea of straights rather than DE and do like a good restoration project, Vintage Bikes, Lawnmowers etc but this seems a bit more fiddly than I'm used to.
You lot will probably know more than me about Thomas Turner & Co of Sheffield, I don't know when they stopped producing razors, the blade and scales are all straight, no nicks or fractures in the blade and it feels tight-ish on the rivet/hinge with no side to side wobble!
There is some marking which is black but not pitted into the steel, but it does look like someone at some point has gone mad with a drimmel/wire brush to clean it up. to get the little squiggly lines out am i going to have to start with wet and dry and work up?
What's the next step to cleaning it up, I'd normally take something like this into work and get it on a polisher but I think its A, too tricky / sharp, B it will get too hot and risk buggering up the steel.
Once it looks respectable then I can think about getting it honed.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
I picked this up on eBay for a few quid. I like the idea of straights rather than DE and do like a good restoration project, Vintage Bikes, Lawnmowers etc but this seems a bit more fiddly than I'm used to.
You lot will probably know more than me about Thomas Turner & Co of Sheffield, I don't know when they stopped producing razors, the blade and scales are all straight, no nicks or fractures in the blade and it feels tight-ish on the rivet/hinge with no side to side wobble!
There is some marking which is black but not pitted into the steel, but it does look like someone at some point has gone mad with a drimmel/wire brush to clean it up. to get the little squiggly lines out am i going to have to start with wet and dry and work up?
What's the next step to cleaning it up, I'd normally take something like this into work and get it on a polisher but I think its A, too tricky / sharp, B it will get too hot and risk buggering up the steel.
Once it looks respectable then I can think about getting it honed.
Any advice greatly appreciated.