My first straight ever

[obsidianghost]

I've been fascinated with them since I was a kid. I got this keen kutter at the antique shop today for 9 bucks, I couldn't pass it up. I love restoring/fixing stuff. Seems like it's not to bad. It's missing the outer washers for the hinge pin, and the pearl like stuff is missing a chunk and is broken up. The tail(?) is the only rust on it. The logo means its pre-1940 right? I'm not sure how sharp it needs to be to be shave ready, but it is very sharp. I don't think it is far off. General clean up, de-rust and polish. I think I can find a replacement for the pearly stuff and replace those parts. Should be good to go then right? Anything I'm missing or other suggestions?

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[Luc]

Nice blade. Someone who knows something about restoring will chip in as I am still sanding my first straight. In your case, you might loose the logo on the blade if you do so.

Good luck!

[r0ckrat]

Since it's an E.C. Simmons, yes, it's pre-1940. (Check out the bottom of page 4 and top of page 5 here (http://www.thckk.org/history/shapleigh-history.pdf).)