I picked up a Morley & Sons Clover brand and a Griffon XX 60 Carbo Magnetic at an antique store on Saturday, both 5/8 Square points. In the store I notice what I thought was a rust spot, or a ding, on the edge of the Griffon. No big deal. Other wise they were in good shape. When I got home I honed up the Clover and went to work on the Griffon.
Setting the bevel on a Norton 1k and it felt really weird. I loupe the edge and the little spot is actually a crack. Back to the 1k to hone it out. No go -- it's growing. I gave up and went to bed thinking about how to make it a shorty.
This morning I'm reassessing and think to my self, if it was a chip I could hone it out. An epiphany! I just need to turn it into a chip! I got out the dremel and a very small grinding stone. I gently ground the edge until the crack is gone, checking with the loupe. Now I have a nasty chip in the edge instead of a crack.
To hone out the chip, I started on a Norton medium oil stone followed by a fine indian and a 220 grit norton water stone. At this point the chip was mostly gone. I worked on the 1k until I couldn't see it anymore, On to the 4/8k ...etc. I finished it on a c12k and Crox pasted strop. It was a pretty good sized chip, completely through the edge. I'm surprised how little blade I had to actually remove to save it. The blade looks completely normal, its not even noticeable.
All said it took about 3 hours but I saved the blade and learned a lot in the process. Lesson 1: Bring a loupe to the antique store!
BTW: I shaved with the Carbo Magnetic this evening. Well worth the effort. It is a wonderful shaver, very close and comfortable.