Can this Griswold be saved?

[Mosca]

It looks like someone used it as a planter, I dunno.

[texastweeter]

I think so. Use an orbital sander to remove some of that pitting.

[Uncle Bob]

Do you know anyone who owns a mill. That would be a whole lot of work with a sander (and a respirator would be a good idea with the amount of material thrown up). Assuming there is enough material to do the cut (if the back side isn't eroded it's probably good) a mill would be much quicker. Might even be worth it to pay someone who does it as a side hustle below typical shop rates.

[Oak Smoke]

There would need to be considerable metal left on the bottom to work with if you decide to mill it. With the bottom thinned and the sides left stock the bottom will be very easy to warp because of uneven heating. I believe I’d give it a coat of mineral oil and season it. That makes a beautiful black finish and will make it look sharp hanging on the wall. I have a cracked one I’m about to make a kitchen clock out of.

[Mosca]

Yeah, I’m thinking it’s just too pitted, and the bottom would get thinned out. The guy wants $75 for 5 pans, but one is a Lodge and the others are similarly nondescript. Pass.

[Oak Smoke]

Look on eBay. There are so many there. Just check Vintage cast iron cookware.

[Mosca]

I don’t really need one, I actually sold a bunch of them years ago (got a fair price then, which would be cheap today but that’s always the case)