Thistle Cutlery Razor

I just got onto wet shaving with a DE razor this past year. Am loving the experience. I wasn't looking to try a straight until my wife came home with this Thistle straight today. A friend of hers is moving and said it was her grandfather's.
Now that I have this at no cost, I'm thinking I might give it a try. Any advice on getting it restored and sharpened?
Steve

I had a thistle once it was a good razor. Probably spend a couple of sheets of 1000 grit on it and then polish with mass or flitz or mothers

Lucky guy!!!

Option 1: You can just send it to be honed with a reputable member from this forum, that will be the minimum recommended, that way you will have a nice shave ready blade.

Option 2: You can send it to be restored and honed to a reputable member from this form, that will give you a shave ready and pretty razor to start with. From the looks of it, it should not require to much work. (I recommend this option)

Option 3: Restore your self and send out to be honed. Soap and water for the scales, wet/dry sand paper for the blade, look on the sticky for tips on that:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...Restoration-Sticky-Redux!-*****Look-Here*****

Option 4: Go all the way!!! Resto and honing by your self, this is a long (and maybe expensive) option, but IMO, the most rewording. You may end up destroying the blade, but you can also be a natural and have a nice clean piece of sharp steel that you can proudly say you restore/honed.
Sticky for the honing: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...-to-start-honing-Here-s-what-you-need-to-know

Any way you go, you will need a strop. A beginner strop is recommended (Whipped Dog poor man strop: http://www.whippeddog.com/products/view/poor-man-strop-kit) or a folded news paper should get you started ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGVNbMvvOJI)

I hope this helps

Great advice and appreciate the links! Think I may try the DIY approach after doing more research on techniques. Thanks

One is glad to be of service

Show us your progress once you get started and welcome to the dark side

Nice, very nice !!