Thread: Repeated chips -- issue with steel quality?

I have a Nate's Straight that i have managed somehow to chip on two separate occasions. The first got honed out by the maker (who since seems to have gotten out of business from what I can see.)

I now have another significant chip and am wondering if it's worth sending it off to be honed, or is there a possibility that the steel is somehow defective? In neither case can I identify anything I did to cause the chip, nor have i ever chipped my other razor (Dovo Bismarck). So i am thinking it's a steel problem rather than me having somehow causing these two chips without realizing it.

Probably hard to answer my question, but here goes anyway.

What were you doing, when it chipped.?

Just shaving. No drops, no contact with the faucet.

Although I have personally not had any experience with Nates, but he’s Tim Zowads son so I would think he would know how to build a great razor. But if you do some reach I bet you can contact him and get it resolved

I do know from first hand experience that his dad will do it right

No, not defective steel but there are some razors that do have a tendency to chip with normal use way more than others. If you hone your own razors many of these razors take some special techniques to keep them from chipping as you hone.

Ask me how I know, Har har.

Yes, that's exactly what I was wondering, but didn't express clearly -- could normal use cause a chip?

I do some honing but am not highly experienced in this. I do have a 1K, 3/8K, and 12K. Any helpful honing tips would be appreciated.