Very niceFast Forward a few years:
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Got somebody else's failed project for $10. Shaves Great in a test shave.
They stripped off all finish then put it on E-Bay. The head needed buffing to smooth out the scrapes & scratches & fits like new. The handle just needed a little buffing & acid etch before plating.
Buffing took longer than actual plating & it came out OK:
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