Thread: honing nicks

I had a nice, pleasant shave last night, and as I was rinsing the blade in the sink, I accidentally got a little aggresive and banged the very corner of the edge against the sink and chipped the blade. I was pissed. I'm still pissed. Are there any tricks to honing out tiny nicks in the blade, or do I just hit the hones as normal? The nick is far enough on the corner that it doesn't affect shaving at all, and I almost decided to just ignore it until I noticed that it is scuffing up my strop ever so slightly. I guess I need to fix it for the strop's sake, if not the razor's sake.

Do you have a digital camera that you can take and post a picture of it? Exact location will determine the solution.

The nick is on the extreme tip of the blade, and it is quite small. I do have a camera and can try and take a picture.

Do you have a 1000 grit stone? If so, that's the best way I've found to take nicks out. Just go slow...it'll work out in time.

Hey Joe, I can see the inside of yer nose on yer avatar

Depending on which part of the country you live in, an acceptable solution might be to spackle in a little bondo ;-)

Originally Posted by mparker762

Depending on which part of the country you live in, an acceptable solution might be to spackle in a little bondo ;-)

But darnit, I don't live in Texas.

Originally Posted by Joe Chandler

But darnit, I don't live in Texas.

Oh the it's duct tape or super glue

Texan,
I'll echo the 1K hone, but when you go that coarse, tape the spine of the blade to prevent undue wear. I use regular masking tape and replace as necessary. I know that some use electrical tape; I've tried it but find that masking tape works just as well, doesn't leave any adhesive on the razor, and doesn't leave any residue on my hones.

Just another data point,
Ed

If its a really small nick and I mean really small I've had good success just using the Norton 4K. A combination of circular and back and forth honing. Yea a 1K will be faster but if all you have is the 4K/8K combo it will do the job. Also if its on the very end it may not be that big a deal, you'll have to see if it affects your shaving. Some of us here are real anal about our razors and they have to be 100% perfect.