Thread: Dropped open SR, how bad is it? (I'm not very smart)

Like Euclid said, the hone wear on the stabilizer at the heel wasn't caused (or revealed) by you dropping it. If it just needed a quick scuff & buff cleanup and took a quick bevel it might've been a bit of oversight. That's another thing that happens to us all - no one's perfect. Considering you bought it from Brad @ Maggard, rather than dragging him here you might just want to contact him yourself and see what he says. Second what Rezdog said, easy fix and not a big deal. But it's much easier to fix this now, than a hooked heel later.

The bevel looks pretty even in spite of the hones obviously riding up on the stabiliser. So you can't criticise the honing, just that it hasn't been future proofed for situations like you just experienced eg dropping the razor.

There comes a point in worn razors where the thicker stabiliser raises the heel area off the hone & puts more wear on the toe. It obviously hasn't happened yet but the more aggressive honing it needs thru accidents will make it a reality. Like I said just not future proofed.

Originally Posted by SRnoob

Welp, looks like I have joined the idiot pool. Dropped my straight last night while I was cleaning it with a towel. I stropped and shaved on my neck to test it out and it seems OK, but I started shaving last week so I'm not an expert. It is a vintage razor and I never fully inspected the blade when I received it from Maggards, so I'm not sure what is a new or old marking. I do notice one area of the blade that seems to be indented/nicked when I catch it at the right angle of light.

I posted some pictures in the imgur link below. I can also post more

Any and all help is appreciated!!

https://imgur.com/gallery/dVr9e

Edit: here are some before pictures to compare against. Don't want people thinking Brad may not have honed properly.

https://imgur.com/gallery/Ybnxm

As long as you didn't try to catch it your ok. Fingers and other parts of the body don't grow back.

I have never heard anything but praise for Undream's (Brads) work. If there was a problem with the heel from the get go, you should have called him straight away and allowed him to make it right. He has always been a stand up and reputable person, and a skilled honer