Originally Posted by
MrRyder
On the weekend I bought a razor (Germania Cutlery Co. Germany) in fantastic condition except for a decent sized nick in the blade. The price was definatly right and thought I could just work the nick out on the hones. This Brings me to my question, what is the best way to work this out?
I have a well worn DMT 325, and 1200, Chosera 1k, Norton 4/8K, plus some finishers.
I started on the 325 and after countless circles and x-strokes it felt Like I was getting nowhere. It was in fact, just very slow going. The next day I went back to it but just using the chosera and a countless number of circles again. Every once in a while I would drag the edge across a glass bottle (thank goodness for beer) and kept going.
I have most of the nick out now visible with magnification or some serious squinting. The problem is I went ahead and sharpened i,t and it is by far my sharpest / best shaver to date. It was so smooth and cut my beard like butter minus the one slightly dead spot.
For future reference when I will more then likly pick up more razors with nicks, how do you get them out and how long should I be expecting to take to work it out?