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01-14-2014, 04:30 PM #1barba crescit caput nescit
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Chipped W&B Anchor Razor on E-Bay
Beautiful blade, significant chip on the edge of this W&B large Anchor razor.
Might be of interest to some of the restorers.
FYI - Wade and Butcher Anchor Razor
Old Wade Butcher Straight Razor | eBay
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01-14-2014, 07:49 PM #2Shave This
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Wow, what a huge chip
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01-14-2014, 08:18 PM #3Senior Member
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there are such bad pictures of the blade I would be concerned about a crack hiding in there
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01-14-2014, 10:05 PM #4Senior Member
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Thatll be a big gamble for sure
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01-14-2014, 10:08 PM #5Senior Member
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Even if there is no crack I'm thinking the blade will requite a professional regrind. It looks like it will end up a 6 or a 7/8 at best. Dunno what that would cost but it wouldn't be cheap I'm thinking.
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01-14-2014, 10:16 PM #6Senior Member
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Why would it need a regrind Jimmy? What would be the difference in outcomes if you just honed it out on a DMT or something similar?
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01-14-2014, 10:41 PM #7Senior Member
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I guess someone could do that but ........ it would take forever, and I'm not sure it would be as 'good', geometry wise, as a regrind. I could be wrong, I was wrong once before ..... I once did a large Joe Rogers with a chip half that size. Early on in my honing journey. I did resort to a DMT 325 and breadknifing for the chip removal. It ended up alright, even good, but what a job. Hours upon hours. The chip was half as deep too. If I had it to do over again I would have sent it out for a regrind. Just saying ....
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01-14-2014, 10:50 PM #8< Banned User >
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Heavy grind like that with a chip like that imo regrind is a given. 3 layers of tape kills them all imo as shavers.And by the time your done the scales will b 2 big
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01-14-2014, 11:08 PM #9Senior Member
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I vote regrind also. And hope it doesn't crack in the process. Still... I bet it goes for about as much as it will take to fix it. Making it cost 3 times what it's worth. JMO
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01-15-2014, 12:54 AM #10Senior Member
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When you take the chip out the steel thickness at the edge will be around the 0.5-1 mm mark I'd guess. So either a lot of honing to make rather large bevel and spine, or a regrind; regrind is more sensible but around $100 for a quality job. I think you'd have at least an 8/8 considering the current size, but still, an 8/8 is not really anything special.
This one was recently ended due to "an error in the listing". I generally give the benefit of the doubt, but always find it curious how frequently the very valuable items end early on ebay...
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