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Straight Razor Restoration & Honing Service

SKU: Restoration

Description

Have a straight razor that needs polishing or new scales?

 *** Please take note, if you have other items on a service order and want those items shipped seperately from your service work make sure you contact us to arrange a second shipment. Additional fees may apply. ***

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WHAT WE DO

Our Straight Razor Restoration Service is the perfect solution for daily shavers and heirloom razors alike. Whether you want a shave-ready straight razor or museum quality keepsake, we are committed to preserving history and helping you get the most from your wet shave experience.

  

HOW IT WORKS

  • Each razor is assessed for its specific needs. To safely remove afflicted metal during polishing, our team uses specialized compounds and rouges. Our experienced staff, safely maintain the integrity of your steel while buffing and polishing your razor and scales to look their best. This process removes pitting, rust, patina and damage, leaving the metal clean and hygienic.
  • We work to restore and preserve the original handles (scales) and will polish them to look their best. However, scales that have been contributing to rusting the blade are now removed and replaced with handcrafted custom scales designed by you if need be. Our website makes ordering custom scales easy by standardizing shapes, materials, and cost. Just select your options above and get a preview of what your straight razor will look like.
  • For that close shave, razors now move on to the sharpening process wherein our in-house Hone-Meister Eric takes them through an individualized stone progression. With an easel of over 12 stones to choose from; natural to synthetic, coticule to Chosera, exotic Japanese stones like Naniwa to tried and true performers like Norton, we have everything needed to give you the keenest edge you’ve ever experienced.

 

WHY IT MATTERS

Our Straight Razor Restoration Service was created with two purposes in mind: the everyday shaver that wants clean steel, beautiful custom scales, and the sharpest shaving edge; as well as the family heirloom straight razor, ready to be passed down to future generations, perfectly preserved in museum quality condition.

 

POLISHING BREAKDOWN

We offer two different polishing options so your razor can return home exactly how you intend!

Polish: light metal removal using polishing wheels only. Removes active rust, minor imperfections in blade like honing scratches, restores shine.

Re-Grind and Polish: Each razor must be individually evaluated. Regrind and Polish removes a good amount of metal through grinding wheels. Good for razors in really bad shape. Removes as many imperfections as possible without changing the razors over all shape. Note, any etchings on the blade face will not survive a regrind.

 

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. "Add to Cart" this service, check-out and make payment.
  2. Download and fill out the Revamp Service form that will be included in your emailed invoice.
  3. Send in your razor however you choose - USPS Small Flat Rate box is our recommendation. 
  4. We'll let you know when we receive your razor and keep you updated during the process. 
  5. Our turn-around time is 7-10 days once we receive your razor.

 

OUR GUARANTEE

We promise to deliver to you a "Shave Ready" razor that has been polished, sharpened, sanitized and oiled. We guarantee our work for 3 months from the date we ship it back to you, giving you the confidence to enjoy using a quality vintage razor! Please CONTACT US with any other questions!  

 

BEFORE & AFTER

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Straight Razor Restoration & Honing Service

SKU: Restoration
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Description

Have a straight razor that needs polishing or new scales?

 *** Please take note, if you have other items on a service order and want those items shipped seperately from your service work make sure you contact us to arrange a second shipment. Additional fees may apply. ***

separately 

WHAT WE DO

Our Straight Razor Restoration Service is the perfect solution for daily shavers and heirloom razors alike. Whether you want a shave-ready straight razor or museum quality keepsake, we are committed to preserving history and helping you get the most from your wet shave experience.

  

HOW IT WORKS

  • Each razor is assessed for its specific needs. To safely remove afflicted metal during polishing, our team uses specialized compounds and rouges. Our experienced staff, safely maintain the integrity of your steel while buffing and polishing your razor and scales to look their best. This process removes pitting, rust, patina and damage, leaving the metal clean and hygienic.
  • We work to restore and preserve the original handles (scales) and will polish them to look their best. However, scales that have been contributing to rusting the blade are now removed and replaced with handcrafted custom scales designed by you if need be. Our website makes ordering custom scales easy by standardizing shapes, materials, and cost. Just select your options above and get a preview of what your straight razor will look like.
  • For that close shave, razors now move on to the sharpening process wherein our in-house Hone-Meister Eric takes them through an individualized stone progression. With an easel of over 12 stones to choose from; natural to synthetic, coticule to Chosera, exotic Japanese stones like Naniwa to tried and true performers like Norton, we have everything needed to give you the keenest edge you’ve ever experienced.

 

WHY IT MATTERS

Our Straight Razor Restoration Service was created with two purposes in mind: the everyday shaver that wants clean steel, beautiful custom scales, and the sharpest shaving edge; as well as the family heirloom straight razor, ready to be passed down to future generations, perfectly preserved in museum quality condition.

 

POLISHING BREAKDOWN

We offer two different polishing options so your razor can return home exactly how you intend!

Polish: light metal removal using polishing wheels only. Removes active rust, minor imperfections in blade like honing scratches, restores shine.

Re-Grind and Polish: Each razor must be individually evaluated. Regrind and Polish removes a good amount of metal through grinding wheels. Good for razors in really bad shape. Removes as many imperfections as possible without changing the razors over all shape. Note, any etchings on the blade face will not survive a regrind.

 

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. "Add to Cart" this service, check-out and make payment.
  2. Download and fill out the Revamp Service form that will be included in your emailed invoice.
  3. Send in your razor however you choose - USPS Small Flat Rate box is our recommendation. 
  4. We'll let you know when we receive your razor and keep you updated during the process. 
  5. Our turn-around time is 7-10 days once we receive your razor.

 

OUR GUARANTEE

We promise to deliver to you a "Shave Ready" razor that has been polished, sharpened, sanitized and oiled. We guarantee our work for 3 months from the date we ship it back to you, giving you the confidence to enjoy using a quality vintage razor! Please CONTACT US with any other questions!  

 

BEFORE & AFTER

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  • Posted by Ethan Anant on 4th Jan 2026

    5
    Honing Service

    Excellent service and was able to track my package on the way back. It came back honed nicely and signed with approval of inspection by Sal. I am very impressed and appreciative of this company and their services.

  • Posted by Matthew on 27th Nov 2025

    4
    Excellent Honing, poor polish/restoration

    I will start off by saying that I did have to send my straight razor back after receiving it back the first time. The reason I gave 4 stars is because the razor is absolutely beautifully honed, and that goes for both times I got it back from Razor Emporium. My disappointment is with the restoration/polish that I paid extra for. Do not expect it to look as good as the before and after pictures. I have a Dubl Duck Goldedge that I sent to be polished and honed, and the only thing that looked even the slightest bit poished was the blade. The scales did not even appear to be cleaned as there was still gunk in between them from it sitting in storage for decades and the gold colored metal inlay on the scales was not touched at all. Getting it back the second time and it is still probably only 2/3rds as polished as their pictures. To their credit they did take it back and redo it for no extra charge, but I would only ever send in a straight razor to be honed from now on, which is disappointing cause I have loved every other product that I have gotten from Razor Emporium, even the cheap gold dollar straight razor.

  • Posted by Jacob on 22nd May 2025

    3
    Didn't do a good job honing razor

    I sent a straight razor in for honing, and they didn't do a good job sharpening it. To be fair, it was returned sharper than I had sent it, amd you can actually shave with it, but I've had razors honed by other vendors that came back night-and-day sharper than this one did. If you just picked this one up, you'd think it was time to go have it honed again. Other details of the transaction were good. Payment was easy, service was quick and it was sent back with tracking info. The whole thing took about 2 weeks, including shopping.

  • Posted by Luis C. on 25th Apr 2025

    5
    Sharpening service

    Once again my DOVO razor was returned for the sharpness I've come to expect: Excellent! It took a little longer than expected but now on to my Genco razors for honing. Thank You!