Thread: 1st Attempt at a basic restoration

I had a Hartford Cutlery Extra Hollow Ground 20 that had a little rust, pitting, and staining/patina as well as a chip in the blade. The handle is in pretty good condition so I worked around it and didn't touch it. I did all the sanding by hand. I started taking pictures after I had already started some of the work. I still need to either hone it or get it honed. What do you think?

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Looks good to me.

Beautiful job !!
Thank you for sharing it.

Nice!! Looks like it'll be a great shaver!!

Excellent restore. Looks really well done.
Nice work getting rid of the chip. You should be proud of this.

Stu

I think it looks great. I also think it's ready to hone!

That is a first rate job of work. Congratulations! Many of that era razors are really pleasant shavers!

Looks great. Definitely something to be proud of.

Charlie

Looks great! Do you have a buffer or did you hand sand? Please explain what you did!

Originally Posted by vvti713

Looks great! Do you have a buffer or did you hand sand? Please explain what you did!

There was no buffer, just a lot of hand sanding starting at 320 grit w/d up to 2000 grit w/d.