I saw this nasty , oily & charred wood, stone & case a couple weeks ago.
Just touching it left crap on my hands that I had to wear off.
But upon closer examination of the stone (95-98%) and the construction of the box I knew I had to bring it home & get it back into serviceable condition.
Mainly for straight razors & knives.
Being $4.50 made it a no brainer.


This is why I love scrounging Antique , junk stores & auctions.
This box was made from one piece of wood.
Split in half (matching end grain) and carved to fit the stone.
















All buffed & polished.
Ready for use.





I left some of the damage & as much character on as possible.

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Looks great.
Wood is good.

If the stone has some dish to it, you can flatten it by getting a corse, medium, fine diamond grit plates from harbor freight. Soak it in water, or mineral oil if it is an oil stone. Start with corse till you get it flat, the bring it down to fine. Touch up with fine to keep it flat.

Wow thanks for sharing that. I would love to find something like that Stone & case to restore.

What razor are you using, love the handle.

The one in the original post is an Andrew-Columbus
From the Columbus Barber College in Columbus Ohio



This is an H.Boker & Co.


The orange one is a JR. Case & sons Gold Nugget
And the ivory one is a Urham Onino
So nothing important.

Some things just need some love, and are worthy of it. Well done, sir.