Restoring a vintage Razor Set

Bought this online about two weeks ago and spent this week restoring it...



Took a lot of work to restore it (mostly rust removal, cleaning, sharpening the blades and lubricating the mechanism), and I had to teach myself how to use it because I couldn't find a video online, or any instructions, but I got there in the end.

I shaved with it yesterday.

I think I prefer my cutthroats, but --- it works! It's a bit crude, perhaps, but it works. Not bad for something over 90 years old. I've always been fascinated by these old single-edged razor sets, and just had to try one out for myself.

Restoration process isn't quite finished, though. Next step is to make a replacement strop.

 

Good job! Haven't seen one like that before.

 

They're fairly common, but they can be quite expensive.